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copy
 
NOUN:1. An inferior substitute imitating an original: ersatz, imitation, pinchbeck, simulation. See SUBSTITUTE. 2. Something closely resembling another: carbon copy, duplicate, facsimile, image, likeness, reduplication, replica, replication, reproduction, simulacrum. Archaic : simulacre. Law : counterpart. See SAME.
VERB:1. To make a copy of: duplicate, imitate, replicate, reproduce, simulate. See SAME. 2. To take as a model or make conform to a model: emulate, follow, imitate, model (on, upon, or after), pattern (on, upon, or after). Idioms: follow in the footsteps of, follow suit, follow the example of. See SAME.
 
 
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