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copy editing

copy editing noun: the correction of the spelling, grammar, formatting, etc. of printed material and preparation of it for typesetting, printing, or online publishing.

Noun

copy editing (uncountable)

  1. The correction of the spelling, grammar, formatting, etc. of printed material and preparation of it for typesetting, printing, or online publishing.

Antonyms of copy editing

Forms of copy editing

alternative formcopyediting
alternative formcopy-editing

Questions about copy editing

What does copy editing mean?
Copy editing means the correction of the spelling, grammar, formatting, etc. of printed material and preparation of it for typesetting, printing, or online publishing.
What part of speech is copy editing?
Copy editing is a noun.

Words near copy editing in the dictionary

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

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