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plagiarism

/ˈpleɪdʒəˌɹɪzm/

Meanings
noun
Copying of another person's ideas, text or other creative work, and presenting it as one's own, especially without permission; plagiarizing.

Examples :

"The student's essay contained significant plagiarism, as large portions of it were copied directly from a website without proper citation. "
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Related Words

Illustration significant

significant noun

/sɪɡˈnɪ.fɪ.kənt/

That which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol.

"The teacher's smile was a significant of approval for my hard work. "

Illustration resulting

resulting verb

/ɹɪˈzʌltɪŋ/

To proceed, spring up or rise, as a consequence, from facts, arguments, premises, combination of circumstances, consultation, thought or endeavor.

"The lack of sleep resulted in a poor performance on the math test. "

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Illustration portions

portions noun

/ˈpoəɹʃənz/ /ˈpɔːʃənz/ /ˈpɔɹʃənz/

An allocated amount.

"Each child received equal portions of the birthday cake. "

Illustration contained

contained verb

/kənˈteɪnd/

To hold inside.

"The box contained old photographs. "

Illustration directly

directly adverb

/daɪˈɹɛk(t)li/

In a direct manner; in a straight line or course.

"The path from the school to my house goes directly through the park. "

Illustration passages

passages noun

/ˈpæsɪdʒɪz/

A paragraph or section of text or music with particular meaning.

"She struggled to play the difficult passages."

Illustration presenting

presenting verb

/prɪˈzɛntɪŋ/ /priˈzɛntɪŋ/

To bring (someone) into the presence of (a person); to introduce formally.

"to present an envoy to the king"

Illustration permission

permission noun

/pəˈmɪʃən/ /pɚˈmɪʃən/

Authorisation; consent (especially formal consent from someone in authority)

"Sire, do I have your permission to execute this traitor?"

Illustration creative

creative noun

/kɹiˈeɪtɪv/

A person directly involved in a creative marketing process.

"He is a visionary creative."

Illustration citation

citation noun

/ˌsaɪˈteɪ.ʃən/

An official summons or notice given to a person to appear.

"The court issued a citation for speeding to the driver. "

Illustration plagiarizing

plagiarizing verb

/ˈpleɪdʒəraɪzɪŋ/ /ˈpleɪdʒəˌraɪzɪŋ/

To use, and pass off as one's own, someone else's writing, speech, ideas, or other intellectual or creative work, especially in an academic context; to commit plagiarism.

"The student was caught plagiarizing his essay by copying large sections from a website without giving credit to the original author. "