The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Copying \Cop"y*ing\, a. & n.
   From Copy, v.
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   Copying ink. See under Ink.

   Copying paper, thin unsized paper used for taking copies of
      letters, etc., in a copying press.

   Copying press, a machine for taking by pressure, an exact
      copy of letters, etc., written in copying ink.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Copy \Cop"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Copied; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Copying.] [Cf. F. copir, fr. LL. copiare. See Copy, n.]
   1. To make a copy or copies of; to write; print, engrave, or
      paint after an original; to duplicate; to reproduce; to
      transcribe; as, to copy a manuscript, inscription, design,
      painting, etc.; -- often with out, sometimes with off.
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            I like the work well; ere it be demanded
            (As like enough it will), I'd have it copied.
                                                  --Shak.
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            Let this be copied out,
            And keep it safe for our remembrance. --Shak.
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   2. To imitate; to attempt to resemble, as in manners or
      course of life.
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            We copy instinctively the voices of our companions,
            their accents, and their modes of pronunciation.
                                                  --Stewart.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

copying
    n 1: an act of copying