photocopy

[ foh-tuh-kop-ee ]
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noun,plural pho·to·cop·ies.
  1. a photographic reproduction of a document, print, or the like.

verb (used with object),pho·to·cop·ied, pho·to·cop·y·ing.
  1. to reproduce (a document, print, or the like) photographically.

Origin of photocopy

1
First recorded in 1920–25; photo- + copy

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British Dictionary definitions for photocopy

photocopy

/ (ˈfəʊtəʊˌkɒpɪ) /


nounplural -copies
  1. a photographic reproduction of written, printed, or graphic work: See also microcopy

verb-copies, -copying or -copied
  1. to reproduce (written, printed, or graphic work) on photographic material

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