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Photocopy: Definition, Examples, and How to Use It (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：photocopy (noun) (photocopy)

photocopy 🔊

/ˈfoʊtoʊˌkɑːpi/

v./n.

A paper copy of a document or picture made quickly by a machine.

photocopy (noun) 🔊

➕

/ˈfoʊtoʊˌkɑːpi naʊn/

v./n.

A paper duplicate of a document or image produced quickly by a machine using light and toner.

📁 Category：Objects & Materials 🔖 Level：intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

Composed of 'photo-' (light) and 'copy' (duplicate).

💡 Mnemonic

Photo + copy: light makes a duplicate.

📖 Example

The librarian told me they needed a photocopy of my ID card to process the membership. 🔊 The librarian told me they needed a photocopy of my ID card to process the membership.

🔗 Collocations

make a photocopy – to produce a photocopy

photocopy machine – device that makes photocopies

color photocopy – a photocopy in full color

🔄 Synonyms

duplicate (n.) – an exact copy of something

reproduction (n.) – a copy of a work of art or document

reprint (n.) – a new impression of a printed work

🚫 Antonyms

original (n.) – the first version from which copies are made

🌱 Derivatives

photocopier (n.) – machine for making photocopies

photocopying (n.) – the act of making photocopies

photocopied (adj.) – having been copied by a photocopier

📖 Cultural Story

Coined in the 1950s as Xerox copiers popularized reprography, blending Greek 'phōs' (light) and Latin 'copia' (abundance).

Meaning 2：photocopy (verb) (photocopy)

photocopy 🔊

/ˈfoʊtoʊˌkɑːpi/

v./n.

To make a copy of a document or picture using a photocopier.

photocopy (verb) 🔊

➕

/ˈfoʊtoʊˌkɑːpi vɜːrb/

v./n.

To duplicate a document or image using a photocopier.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

Can you photocopy this chapter from the book for me? I need it for my study group. 🔊 Can you photocopy this chapter from the book for me? I need it for my study group.

🔗 Collocations

photocopy a document – make a photocopy of a document

photocopy on both sides – copy using duplex mode

photocopy in bulk – make many copies at once

🔄 Synonyms

duplicate (v.) – to make an exact copy of something

reproduce (v.) – to produce a copy of something

replicate (v.) – to make an exact replica

🚫 Antonyms

discard (v.) – to throw away or delete

destroy (v.) – to ruin something completely so it no longer exists

🌱 Derivatives

photocopier (n.) – machine for making photocopies

photocopying (n.) – the act of making photocopies

photocopied (adj.) – having been copied by a photocopier