copyediting

ˈkɒpiˌɛdɪtɪŋ

Definition

Definition of copyediting - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

publishing

TECH.

related to correcting written material for publication

TECH.

She took on a copyediting role for the magazine.
The copyediting process improved the manuscript significantly.
Her copyediting skills were praised by the publishing house.

editing

proofreading

revising

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Origin of copyediting

English, copy (duplicate) + editing (correcting)

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French:de relecture, ...
German:lektorierend, ...
Italian:correzione bozze, ...
Spanish:de corrección, ...
Portuguese:revisão, ...
Chinese:校对的, ...
Japanese:校正の, ...
Arabic:تَحرِيرِيّ, ...
Hebrew:עֲרִיכַת תּוֹכֶן, ...
Russian:редакторский, ...
Ukrainian:редакторський, ...
Hindi:कॉपी एडिटिंग, ...
Bengali:প্রুফরিডিং, ...
Catalan:de correcció, ...
Czech:redakční, ...
Danish:redaktør, ...
Dutch:redactioneel, ...
Greek:διορθωτικός, ...
Hungarian:szerkesztői, ...
Khmer:ពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងការកែសម្រួលអត្ថបទ, ...
Korean:교정의, ...
Persian:ویرایشی, ...
Polish:redaktorski, ...
Portuguese (BR):editorial, ...
Romanian:de corectură, ...
Swedish:redaktörs, ...
Thai:การแก้ไขงานเขียน, ...
Turkish:düzeltici, ...
Vietnamese:biên tập, ...

copyedit

ˈkɒpiˌɛdɪt

Definition of copyedit - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

publishing

TECH.

prepare text for publication by correcting errors

TECH.

He was hired to copyedit the online articles.
She will copyedit the manuscript before submission.
They need someone to copyedit the technical documents.

edit

proofread

revise

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Origin of copyedit

English, copy (duplicate) + edit (revise)

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French:corriger, ...
German:lektorieren, ...
Italian:correggere, ...
Spanish:corregir, ...
Portuguese:revisar, ...
Chinese:编辑, ...
Japanese:校正する, ...
Arabic:نَقَّحَ النص, ...
Hebrew:לַעֲרוֹךְ, ...
Russian:редактировать, ...
Ukrainian:редагувати, ...
Hindi:संपादित करना, ...
Bengali:সম্পাদনা করা, ...
Catalan:corregir, ...
Czech:jazykově redigovat, ...
Danish:sprogrevidere, ...
Dutch:redigeren, ...
Greek:επιμελούμαι, ...
Hungarian:szerkeszteni, ...
Khmer:កែសម្រួលអត្ថបទ, ...
Korean:교정하다, ...
Persian:تصحیح کرد, ...
Polish:redagować, ...
Portuguese (BR):revisar, ...
Romanian:a corecta, ...
Swedish:korrekturläsa, ...
Thai:แก้ไข, ...
Turkish:düzenlemek, ...
Vietnamese:biên tập, ...

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