n. Abundance; plenty; copiousness.n. A duplication, transcription, imitation, or reproduction of something; that which is not an original.n. Specifically A completed reproduction, or one of a set or number of reproductions or imitations, containing the same matter, or having the same form and appearance, or executed in the same style, as an exemplar; a duplicate; a transcript: as, a copy of the Bible.n. The thing copied or to be copied; something set for imitation or reproduction; a pattern, exemplar, or model; specifically, an example of penmanship to be copied by a pupil.n. In printing, written or printed matter given to the printer to be reproduced in type.n. Right to the use of literary manuscript; copyright.n. A copyhold tenure; tenure in general.n. A size of writing-paper measuring 16 X 20 inches.To imitate; follow as a model or pattern.To make a copy of; duplicate; reproduce; transcribe: sometimes followed by out, especially when applied to writing: as, to copy out a set of figures.To imitate, or endeavor to be like, something regarded as a model; do something in imitation of an exemplar: sometimes followed by after: as. to copy after bad precedents.