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Word: Plagiarism
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 17th century: from Latin plagiarius ‘kidnapper’ (from plagium ‘a kidnapping’, from Greek plagion) + -ism
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpleɪdʒ(ɪ)ərɪz(ə)m
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own
Short Definition:practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own
Examples:- there were accusations of plagiarism
- it claims there are similar plagiarisms in the software produced at the university
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