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PLAGIARISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own
Synonyms:
piracy; plagiarisation; plagiarism; plagiarization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("plagiarism" is a kind of...):
copyright infringement; infringement of copyright (a violation of the rights secured by a copyright)
Derivation:
plagiarise (take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property)
plagiarist (someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own)
plagiaristic (copied and passed off as your own)
plagiarize (take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("plagiarism" is a kind of...):
piece of writing; writing; written material (the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect))
Derivation:
plagiarise (take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property)
plagiarist (someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own)
plagiaristic (copied and passed off as your own)
plagiarize (take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property)