carbon copy

car·bon cop·y

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kahr-buh n kop-ee]
- /ˈkɑr bən ˈkɒp i/
- /ˈkɑː.bən ˈkɒpi/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kahr-buh n kop-ee]
- /ˈkɑr bən ˈkɒp i/

Definitions of carbon copy words

countable noun carbon copy If you say that one person or thing is a carbon copy of another, you mean that they look or behave exactly like them. 3
countable noun carbon copy A carbon copy is a copy of a piece of writing that is made using carbon paper. 3
noun carbon copy a duplicate copy of writing, typewriting, or drawing obtained by using carbon paper 3
noun carbon copy a person or thing that is identical or very similar to another 3
noun carbon copy a copy, as of a letter, made with carbon paper 3
noun carbon copy any person or thing very much like another 3

See all 14 definitions of carbon copy

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Origin of carbon copy

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95

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Parts of speech for Carbon copy

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Carbon copy

carbon copy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

carbon copy usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for carbon copy

noun carbon copy

mirror image — an image of an object, plan, person, etc., as it would appear if viewed in a mirror, with right and left reversed.
carbon — Carbon is a chemical element that diamonds and coal are made up of.
clone — If someone or something is a clone of another person or thing, they are so similar to this person or thing that they seem to be exactly the same as them.
copy — If you make a copy of something, you produce something that looks like the original thing.
double — twice as large, heavy, strong, etc.; twofold in size, amount, number, extent, etc.: a double portion; a new house double the size of the old one.

All 12 Synonyms of carbon copy

Antonyms for carbon copy

noun carbon copy

opposite — situated, placed, or lying face to face with something else or each other, or in corresponding positions with relation to an intervening line, space, or thing: opposite ends of a room.

Just one Antonym for carbon copy

carbon copy

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carbon copy popularity

carbon copy usage trend in Literature

Synonyms for carbon copy

noun carbon copy

Antonyms for carbon copy

noun carbon copy

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