🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

원본 텍스트

Pronunciation / Transliteration: wonbon tegeuseuteu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Copy-Text/ˈkɒpi tɛkst/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"편집자는 원본 텍스트에 오류가 없도록 확인했습니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The original text that serves as the basis for copies or reproductions.

    "The editor ensured that the copy-text was free of errors before printing."
  2. 2

    In digital contexts, the text that is selected for copying to the clipboard.

    "After highlighting the paragraph, she pasted the copy-text into her document."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'copy-text' is derived from the combination of 'copy', which comes from the Latin 'copia' meaning 'abundance' or 'plenty', and 'text', from the Latin 'textus', meaning 'woven' or 'fabric'. The phrase has evolved in the context of publishing and digital media to refer to the original text from which copies are made.

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