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carbon copyan exact copy or duplicate of something, especially a document

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: an exact copy or duplicate of something, especially a document

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈkɑːrbən ˈkɑːpi/

Korean meaning: 정확한 복사본, 사본 (특히 문서의)

Korean pronunciation: **카**번 **카**피

Example Sentences

  • The twins are carbon copies of each other - even their mothers can't tell them apart!
  • I need three carbon copies of this report for the meeting.
  • His presentation was a carbon copy of last year's - even the typos were identical!

carbon copy

NOUN

//ˈkɑːrbən ˈkɑːpi//

an exact copy or duplicate of something, especially a document

carbon copy concept
💡 Concept

an office worker places an original document face-down on a large copying machine and presses the start button. The machine hums to life with visible mechanical gears and rollers moving inside through a transparent panel. A bright scanning light moves across the document as the copying process begins. An identical copy emerges from the output tray, showing exactly the same content as the original document. A supervisor stands nearby comparing the original and copy side by side, nodding with approval at their perfect match. an exact copy or duplicate of the original document being created

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carbon copy rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

When the machine gets choppy, even a carbon copy looks sloppy!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈkɑːrbən ˈkɑːpi/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈkɑːbən ˈkɒpi/

🌳Etymology

Rootcarbon

Origin

1950년대 사무실에서 카본지(탄소지)를 사용해 문서를 복사하던 시절에서 유래. 원본 위에 카본지를 놓고 타이핑하면 아래쪽에 똑같은 복사본이 만들어졌습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

copychoppypoppy
copy
choppy
poppy

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The twins are carbon copies of each other - even their mothers can't tell them apart!

I need three carbon copies of this report for the meeting.

😄 Fun example

His presentation was a carbon copy of last year's - even the typos were identical!

Please CC me on that email (CC stands for carbon copy).

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

duplicatereplicacopyclonereproduction

Antonyms

originalunique

Related

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