Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

copyism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
copy-ism
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A style based on slavish imitation, without character or originality.

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

noun

plagiarism

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From copy + -ism.

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Questions

What does copyism mean?
A style based on slavish imitation, without character or originality.
Where does copyism come from?
From copy + -ism.

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