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plagiarism

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Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
19
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ˈpleɪd͡ʒəɹɪzəm/
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/ˈpleɪd͡ʒəɹɪzəm/ · /ˈplæɪd͡ʒəɹɪzəm/

Definition of plagiarism

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable)Copying of another person's ideas, text, or other creative work, and presenting it as one's own, especially without permission; plagiarizing.
    “Even if it's not illegal, plagiarism is usually frowned upon.”
    “Copy from one, it's plagiarism. Copy from two, it's research.”
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noun

  1. (uncountable)Copying of another person's ideas, text, or other creative work, and presenting it as one's own, especially without permission; plagiarizing.
    “Even if it's not illegal, plagiarism is usually frowned upon.”
    “Copy from one, it's plagiarism. Copy from two, it's research.”
  2. (uncountable)Text or other work resulting from this act.
    “The novel was awash in plagiarism, with entire passages lifted verbatim.”
  3. (countable)The instance of plagiarism.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Latin plagium Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āsjos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Latin plagiārius English plagiary Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English plagiarism From plagiary + -ism.

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