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photocopy

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfəʊtəʊkɒpi/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈfoʊtəˌkɑpi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fōtə kop′ē)

Inflections of 'photocopy' (n): npl: photocopies
Inflections of 'photocopy' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
photocopies
v 3rd person singular
photocopying
v pres p
photocopied
v past
photocopied
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
pho•to•cop•y /ˈfoʊtəˌkɑpi/USA pronunciation   n., pl. -cop•ies, v., -cop•ied, -cop•y•ing. 
n. [countable]
  1. Photographya photographic copy of a document or the like:We made a photocopy and sent back the original.

v. [+ object]
  1. Photographyto make a photocopy of:We photocopied the original.
pho•to•cop•i•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pho•to•cop•y  (fōtə kop′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -cop•ies, v., -cop•ied, -cop•y•ing. 
n. 
  1. Photographya photographic reproduction of a document, print, or the like.

v.t. 
  1. Photographyto reproduce (a document, print, or the like) photographically.
  • photo- + copy 1920–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
photocopy /ˈfəʊtəʊˌkɒpɪ/ n ( pl -copies)
  1. a photographic reproduction of written, printed, or graphic work
vb ( -copies, -copying, -copied)
  1. to reproduce (written, printed, or graphic work) on photographic material
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