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copyread

copyread verb: to read text (of a newspaper etc.) and edit it to correct mistakes.

Verb

copyread (third-person singular simple present copyreads, present participle copyreading, simple past and past participle copyread)

  1. To read text (of a newspaper etc.) and edit it to correct mistakes.

Forms of copyread

third-person singular presentcopyreads
present participlecopyreading
past participlecopyread
pastcopyread

Origin of copyread

From copy + read.

Questions about copyread

What does copyread mean?
Copyread means to read text (of a newspaper etc.) and edit it to correct mistakes.
What part of speech is copyread?
Copyread is a verb.
What is the past tense of copyread?
The past tense of copyread is copyread.

Words near copyread in the dictionary

  1. copypasted
  2. copypastes
  3. copypasting
  4. copypasto
  5. copypastos
  6. copyread
  7. copyreader
  8. copyreaders
  9. copyreading
  10. copyreads
  11. copyreich

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