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copy edit

copy edit is the alternative form of copyedit.

Meaning of copyedit

Verb

copyedit (third-person singular simple present copyedits, present participle copyediting, simple past and past participle copyedited)

  1. (transitive) To correct the spelling, grammar, formatting, etc. of printed material and prepare it for typesetting, printing, or online publishing.
    • Memoirs of a Bastard Angel contains so many amazing howlers that it seems barely to have been copyedited or proofread.1990 April 28, Duncan Mitchell, “A Dazzling Parade Of Celebrity Names”, in Gay Community News, page 11
    Synonyms:
    subedit

See all 4 meanings of copyedit

Forms of copy edit

Verb
third-person singular presentcopy edits
present participlecopy editing
past participlecopy edited
pastcopy edited
Noun
pluralcopy edits

Questions about copy edit

What is copy edit the alternative form of?
Copy edit is the alternative form of copyedit.

Words near copy edit in the dictionary

  1. copy constructor
  2. copy constructors
  3. copy desk
  4. copy desks
  5. copy down
  6. copy edit
  7. copy edited
  8. copy editing
  9. copy editor
  10. copy editors
  11. copy edits

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Adapted from Wiktionary: copy edit (page history and authors); copyedit (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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