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copy desk

copy desk noun: the desk in a newspaper office where copyreading takes place.

Noun

copy desk (plural copy desks)

  1. The desk in a newspaper office where copyreading takes place.
  2. The staff responsible for editing copy.

Forms of copy desk

pluralcopy desks
alternative formcopydesk

Questions about copy desk

What does copy desk mean?
Copy desk means the desk in a newspaper office where copyreading takes place.
What part of speech is copy desk?
Copy desk is a noun.
What is the plural of copy desk?
The plural of copy desk is copy desks.

Words near copy desk in the dictionary

  1. copy boys
  2. copy cat
  3. copy cats
  4. copy constructor
  5. copy constructors
  6. copy desk
  7. copy desks
  8. copy down
  9. copy edit
  10. copy edited
  11. copy editing

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