plagiary

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

/ ˈpleɪ dʒə ri, -dʒi ə ri /

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noun, plural pla·gia·ries.

plagiarism.

a plagiarist.

RELATED WORDS

plagiarist, plagiarizer, stealer

Nearby words

plage, plagiarise, plagiarism, plagiarist, plagiarize, plagiary, plagio-, plagiocephaly, plagioclase, plagioclimax, plagiohedral

Origin of plagiary

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

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Examples from the Web for plagiary

This fact may exempt him, even in the eyes of too patriotic American critics, from “the common blame of a plagiary.”
A Collection of Ballads|Andrew Lang
Plagiary existed, and was very common, but was not known as a sin.
An Autobiography|Anthony Trollope
The sin of plagiary is a development of modern civilisation.
Chaucer and His Times|Grace E. Hadow
It may be that many a successful author has been a plagiarist, but no author ever succeeded because of his plagiary.
Americanisms and Briticisms|Brander Matthews

However, when Quinault said that a lady was in the case, the plagiary was forgiven.
Popular Tales|Charles Perrault

British Dictionary definitions for plagiary

plagiary

/ (ˈpleɪdʒərɪ) /

noun plural -ries

archaic a person who plagiarizes or a piece of plagiarism

Word Origin for plagiary

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

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