copy-read

cop·y-read

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kop-ee reed]
- /ˈkɒp i rid/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kop-ee reed]
- /ˈkɒp i rid/

Definition of copy-read word

verb with object copy-read to work on (copy) as a copyreader. 1

Just one definition for copy-read

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Origin of copy-read

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

First recorded in 1940-45; back formation from copyreader

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Parts of speech for Copy-read

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Copy-read

copy-read popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".