PLAGIARISM

plagiarism, plagiarization, plagiarisation, piracy

(noun) the act of plagiarizing; taking someone’s words or ideas as if they were your own

plagiarism

(noun) a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

plagiarism (countable and uncountable, plural plagiarisms)

(uncountable) Copying of another person's ideas, text, or other creative work, and presenting it as one's own, especially without permission; plagiarizing.

(uncountable) Text or other work resulting from this act.

(countable) The instance of plagiarism.

Source: Wiktionary


Pla"gia*rism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. plagiarisme.]

1. The act or practice of plagiarizing.

2. That which plagiarized.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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