An imitation or reproduction of an original; a duplicate, The words to be printed or spoken in an advertisement, The result of copying (confer original); an identical duplication, transitive verb_ To make a copy or copies of; to write; print, engrave, or paint after an original; to duplicate; to reproduce; to transcribe; ; -- often with out, sometimes with off, To imitate; to attempt to resemble, as in manners or course of life, intransitive verb_ To make a copy or copies; to imitate, To yield a duplicate or transcript