nouns
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing
"she made a copy of the designer dress"; "the clone was a copy of its ancestor"
is a type of (narrower)
a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something
matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials
material suitable for a journalistic account
"catastrophes make good copy"
is made of
newspapers and magazines collectively
is a type of (narrower)
information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form
"the archives provided rich material for a definitive biography"
verbs
copy down as is
"The students were made to copy the alphabet over and over"
is a type of (narrower)
mark or trace on a surface
"The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper"; "Russian is written with the Cyrillic alphabet"
reproduce someone's behavior or looks
"The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings"
reproduce or make an exact copy of
"replicate the cell"; "copy the genetic information"
make a replica of
"copy that drawing"; "re-create a picture by Rembrandt"