🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

cópia matriz

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈkɔ.pi.ɐ maˈtɾis

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Master copy/ˈmɑːs.tə ˈkɒp.i/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A cópia matriz foi guardada no cofre do estúdio."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An original recording, document, or film from which duplicates or reproductions are made.

    "The studio keeps the master copy of the album in a secure, climate-controlled vault."
  2. 2

    An exemplar or standard version used as a definitive reference for checking subsequent copies.

    "Please ensure that the revised manuscript matches the master copy before sending it to the publisher."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the English words 'master' (from Old English mægester and Latin magister, meaning chief or teacher) and 'copy' (from Old French copie and Latin copia, meaning abundance or transcript). Historically coined in the printing and audio-visual industries to denote the primary authoritative source from which duplicates are made.

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