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plagiary

[ pley-juh-ree, -jee-uh-ree ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural pla·gia·ries.

plagiary

/ ˈpleɪdʒərɪ /

1590–1600; < Latin plagiārius kidnapper, equivalent to plagi ( um ) kidnapping (akin to plaga snare) + -ārius -ary

C16: from Latin plagiārus plunderer, from plagium kidnapping; related to plaga snare

On a famous occasion Charles Reade drew a line between plagiary and justifiable borrowing.

The sin of plagiary is a development of modern civilisation.

However, when Quinault said that a lady was in the case, the plagiary was forgiven.

He is a great plagiary of tavern wit, and comes to sermons only that he may talk of Austin.

It may be that many a successful author has been a plagiarist, but no author ever succeeded because of his plagiary.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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