Dictionary
Thesaurus
Reference
Translate
Web
Related Searches
on Ask.com
Synonyms
Nearby Entries
plagiarism - 6 dictionary results
Sponsored Links Copyright Your Work
Books, Music, Pictures, & More. Fast, Affordable, and 100% Online.
www.LegalZoom.com
One Stop Copyrighting
Same Day Electronic Submission Easy, Safe, Submit Online, Low Cost
www.OneStopCopyrighting.com
Register Your Copyright
Get Legal Proof You Own Your Work! Websites, Writing, Music, & More.
www.gocopyright.com

pla⋅gia⋅rism

   [pley-juh-riz-uhm, -jee-uh-riz-]
–noun
1. the unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work.
2. something used and represented in this manner.
Origin:
1615–25; plagiar(y) + -ism
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
Cite This Source
Language Translation for : plagiarism
Spanish: plagio, German: das Plagiat, Japanese:
View 25 other languages »
Sponsored Links Copyright Your Work
Books, Music, Pictures, & More. Fast, Affordable, and 100% Online.
www.LegalZoom.com
One Stop Copyrighting
Same Day Electronic Submission Easy, Safe, Submit Online, Low Cost
www.OneStopCopyrighting.com
Register Your Copyright
Get Legal Proof You Own Your Work! Websites, Writing, Music, & More.
www.gocopyright.com
pla·gia·rism     (plā'jə-rĭz'əm)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The act of plagiarizing.
  2. Something plagiarized.

[From plagiary.]
pla'gia·rist n., pla'gia·ris'tic adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source

plagiarism 
1621, from L. plagiarius "kidnapper, seducer, plunderer," used in the sense of "literary thief" by Martial, from plagium "kidnapping," from plaga "snare, net," from PIE base *p(e)lag- "flat, spread out." Plagiary is attested from 1597.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
plagiarism

noun
1. a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work 
2. the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Cite This Source

plagiarism

Literary theft. Plagiarism occurs when a writer duplicates another writer's language or ideas and then calls the work his or her own. Copyright laws protect writers' words as their legal property. To avoid the charge of plagiarism, writers take care to credit those from whom they borrow and quote.

Note: Similar theft in music or other arts is also called plagiarism.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source

Plagiarism

Pla"gia*rism\, n. [Cf. F. plagiarisme.]

1. The act or practice of plagiarizing.

2. That which plagiarized.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Cite This Source
Share :Share This: digg.comShare This: www.stumbleupon.comShare This: del.icio.usShare This: FacebookShare This: favorites.live.comShare This: www.technorati.comShare This: furl.netShare This: www.myspace.comShare This: www.google.comShare This: myweb2.search.yahoo.comShare This: myjeeves.ask.com
Search another word or see plagiarism on Thesaurus | Reference | Translate
Sponsored Links Copyright Your Work
Books, Music, Pictures, & More. Fast, Affordable, and 100% Online.
www.LegalZoom.com
One Stop Copyrighting
Same Day Electronic Submission Easy, Safe, Submit Online, Low Cost
www.OneStopCopyrighting.com
Register Your Copyright
Get Legal Proof You Own Your Work! Websites, Writing, Music, & More.
www.gocopyright.com
Get your FREE Subscription to Dictionary.com Word of the Day
The FREE Dictionary.com Toolbar
Dictionary Thesaurus Reference
The answers are right on your browser and just a click away with Dictionary.com Toolbar.