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microplagiarism

/ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌpleɪd͡ʒəˌɹɪzm/

microplagiarism noun: a kind of plagiarism which uses relatively short sections of arbitrary sources and combines them to form a larger, seemingly unified text.

Noun

microplagiarism (countable and uncountable, plural microplagiarisms)

  1. A kind of plagiarism which uses relatively short sections of arbitrary sources and combines them to form a larger, seemingly unified text.

Forms of microplagiarism

pluralmicroplagiarisms

Origin of microplagiarism

From micro- + plagiarism.

Questions about microplagiarism

What does microplagiarism mean?
Microplagiarism means a kind of plagiarism which uses relatively short sections of arbitrary sources and combines them to form a larger, seemingly unified text.
What part of speech is microplagiarism?
Microplagiarism is a noun.
How do you pronounce microplagiarism?
Microplagiarism is pronounced /ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌpleɪd͡ʒəˌɹɪzm/.
What is the plural of microplagiarism?
The plural of microplagiarism is microplagiarisms.

Words near microplagiarism in the dictionary

  1. micropixels
  2. microplacentome
  3. microplacentomes
  4. microplacoid
  5. microplacoids
  6. microplagiarism
  7. microplagiarisms
  8. microplanar
  9. microplane
  10. microplanes
  11. microplanetoid

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