English Explanatory Dictionary

plagiarism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Copying of another person's ideas, text, or other creative work, and presenting it as one's own, especially without permission; plagiarizing.
  2. Text or other work resulting from this act.
  3. The instance of plagiarism.

Pronunciation

/ˈpleɪd͡ʒəɹɪzəm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-plagiarism.wav /ˈplæɪd͡ʒəɹɪzəm/

Word forms

plagiarism plagiarisms

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin plagium Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āsjos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Latin plagiārius English plagiary Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English plagiarism From plagiary + -ism.

Related words

microplagiarism plagiarist plagiarize

Derived words

AIgiarism antiplagiarism autoplagiarism cyberplagiarism mosaic plagiarism patchwork plagiarism plagiarhythm self-plagiarism
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