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copyediting

copyediting is the alternative spelling of copy editing.

copyediting is the present participle and gerund of copyedit.

Meaning of copy editing

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.

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

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Questions about copyediting

What is copyediting the alternative spelling of?
Copyediting is the alternative spelling of copy editing.

Words near copyediting in the dictionary

  1. copydesk
  2. copydesks
  3. copydom
  4. copyedit
  5. copyedited
  6. copyediting
  7. copyeditor
  8. copyeditorial
  9. copyeditors
  10. copyedits
  11. copyer

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Adapted from Wiktionary: copyediting (page history and authors); copy editing (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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