copy editing

Questions about copy editing

What is the opposite of copy editing?

WordNet records no antonym for copy editing. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Where do the synonyms for copy editing come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of copy editing

• Full entry for copy editingAll 1 sense, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for copy editingWhether this word can be rhymed at all — it is not in the pronouncing dictionary.
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