photocopy
/ˈfəʊtəˌkɒpi/
photocopy noun: a copy made using a photocopier.
Noun
photocopy (plural photocopies)
- A copy made using a photocopier.
- Synonyms:
- copy, photostat, xerox, xerox copy
Verb
photocopy (third-person singular simple present photocopies, present participle photocopying, simple past and past participle photocopied)
- To make a copy using a photocopier.
- ‘I don’t need to read it. The relevant passages have been photocopied for me.’2000, Zadie Smith, White Teeth, London: Penguin Books, published 2001, →ISBN, page 234
photocopy meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada
photocopy in Tamil
- copy made using a photocopier
- ஒளிநகல் oḷinakal, ஜிராக்ஸ் jirāks
photocopy in Bengali
- ফটোকপি, অনুলিপি
photocopy in Malayalam
- copy, facsimile, duplicate
- ഫോട്ടോക്കോപ്പി, ഛായാഗ്രഹണ രീതിയിലെടുക്കുന്ന പകർപ്പ്, തൽക്ഷണികചിത്രം, പകർപ്പ്, കോപ്പി, നേർപ്പകർപ്പ്
photocopy in Kannada
- ನೆರಳಚ್ಚು, ನೆರಳಚ್ಚು ಮಾಡು, ಛಾಯಾಚಿತ್ರದ ನಕಲು ತೆಗೆ, ಛಾಯಾಪ್ರತಿ ಮಾಡು
More languagesFewer languages
- photocopy in Malay
- fotokopi, salinan foto, fotostat, memfotokopi
- photocopy in Indonesian
- fotokopi, salinan sinar, memfotokopi
- photocopy in Persian
- فوتوکپی fotokopi
- photocopy in Vietnamese
- photocopy
- photocopy in Myanmar
- ဖိုတိုစတက် hpuituica.tak
Synonyms of photocopy
Forms of photocopy
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | photocopies |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | photocopies |
| present participle | photocopying |
| past participle | photocopied |
| past | photocopied |
Origin of photocopy
From photo- + copy.
Words formed from photocopy
Questions about photocopy
- What does photocopy mean?
- Photocopy means a copy made using a photocopier.
- What is photocopy in Tamil?
- Photocopy in Tamil is ஒளிநகல் (oḷinakal), ஜிராக்ஸ் (jirāks). See Photocopy meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is photocopy?
- Photocopy can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce photocopy?
- Photocopy is pronounced /ˈfəʊtəˌkɒpi/.
- What is the plural of photocopy?
- The plural of photocopy is photocopies.
Words near photocopy in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: photocopy (page history and authors); photocopy (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); photocopy (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); photocopy (Kannada Wiktionary) (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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