Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carbon copy

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.34 in modern English

Syllables: car-bon -copy
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A copy produced in an alternated stack of ordinary sheets of paper and carbon papers. The pressure applied on the top sheet (by a pen or typewriter) causes every carbon paper to release its carbon cover, thus reproducing the writing on the subjacent layers of paper.

noun

A duplicate or lookalike.

noun

A duplicate copy of an email.

verb

To create a carbon copy of.

Transitive verb

verb

To send a duplicate copy of an email to.

Example Sentences

"In preparing the contract, we'll make a carbon copy for our records."
"This new home is simply a carbon copy of the one down the street."
"Now, I’m not saying Hollie [Ford] is Alix [Earle]’s carbon copy, but the visual similarities—namely the blonde hair and blue eyes—are absolutely there[.]"
"Please carbon copy this contract for our records."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

carbon copies (plural) carbon-copy (alternative) carbon copies (present, singular) carbon copying (participle, present) carbon copied (participle, past) carbon copied (past)

Phrases

blind carbon copy

Synonyms

cc carbon

Questions

What does carbon copy mean?: A copy produced in an alternated stack of ordinary sheets of paper and carbon papers. The pressure applied on the top sheet (by a pen or typewriter) causes every carbon paper to release its carbon cover, thus reproducing the writing on the subjacent layers of paper.

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