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photocopyA photographic copy of a document made by a machine

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: A photographic copy of a document made by a machine

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈfoʊtoʊkɑːpi/

Korean meaning: 복사기로 만든 서류의 사진 복사본

Korean pronunciation: 포-토-카-피 (강세: 포)

Example Sentences

  • The photocopy machine ate my homework and burped out confetti instead!
  • Please bring a photocopy of your passport to the interview.
  • I accidentally photocopied my face instead of the document - now I have 20 copies of my confused expression.

photocopy

NOUN

//ˈfoʊtoʊkɑːpi//

A photographic copy of a document made by a machine

photocopy concept
💡 Concept

Making photocopies of documents

photocopy rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

When your photocopy turns out sloppy, just copy again!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈfoʊtoʊkɑːpi/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈfəʊtəʊkɒpi/

🌳Etymology

Prefixphoto--
Rootcopy

Origin

1920년대에 그리스어 'photos(빛)'와 영어 'copy(복사)'가 결합되어 만들어진 단어입니다. 빛을 이용해 복사본을 만드는 기술이 발달하면서 생겨났죠.

🎵Rhyme

copysloppychoppy
copy
sloppy
choppy

🔗Collocations

make a photocopy
photocopy machine
color photocopy
photocopy documents
clear photocopy
photocopy center

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The photocopy machine ate my homework and burped out confetti instead!

Please bring a photocopy of your passport to the interview.

😄 Fun example

I accidentally photocopied my face instead of the document - now I have 20 copies of my confused expression.

The photocopy quality is so poor that it looks like abstract art.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

copyduplicatereproductionreplica

Antonyms

originalmaster copy

Related

scannerprinterfaxdocumentxerox

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