🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

genaue Kopie

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɡəˈnaʊ̯ə ˈkɔpiː

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Exact-copy/ɪɡˈzækt ˈkɒ.pi/
nounadjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die Datei ist eine genaue Kopie des Originals."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A reproduction or duplicate that matches the original in every detail, feature, and quality without any deviation.

    "The forensic investigator examined the forged document against an exact-copy of the original manuscript."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Describing a duplicate or replica that is identical in every respect to its source.

    "She created an exact-copy file of the database before running the software update."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'exactus' (precise, accurate), past participle of 'exigere' (to demand, measure), combined with the Middle English 'copy', from Old French 'copie' (transcript, abundance), originating from Latin 'copia' (abundance). The compound phrase emerged in modern printing and digital computing contexts to describe a replication possessing absolute fidelity to the original.

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