Plagiary
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpleɪdʒ(ɪ)əɹi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Plagiary is a noun meaning The crime of literary theft; plagiarism.
Meaning
The crime of literary theft; plagiarism.
More Meanings
- (archaic) A plagiarist.
- (obsolete) A kidnapper.
- (archaic) plagiarizing
Example Sentences
accounted Plagiary
Without Invention a Painter is but a Copier, and a Poet but a Plagiary of others.
Plagiarie had not its nativity with printing; but began in times when thefts were difficult, and the paucity of books ſcarce wanted that invention.
He [Ben Jonson] vvas not onely a profeſſed Imitator of Horace, but a learned Plagiary of all the others; you track him every vvhere in their Snovv: […]
Word Forms
- plagiaries
- plagiarie
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include plaigiarism, plagiarism, plagiarization, plaigarism, plagarism, plagiarhythm.
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