plagiarism
/pˈleɪdʒəˌɪzəm/PLAY-jur-ih-zuhm
/pˈleɪdʒɚˌɪzəm/PLAY-jur-ih-zuhm
Meaningkidnapping
Common meaning: passing off another's work as one's own
- plagikidnappingLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1383 · scan
- arismnoun ending: practice of
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin plagium ‘kidnapping’.
Roots
- plagium, -ī Latin “kidnapping”
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