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archive
Noun
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An archive is a collection of historical information, usually kept for people in the future to see.
The police keeps an archive of the files of the criminals.
archive
Verb
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When you archive something, you store and preserve it for people in the future to see. A person who archives things as a job is known as an archivist.
I just archived my family's photo collection so that we can see it in the future.
copy
Noun
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A copy of something looks or acts like it.
They took the diamond and replaced it with a cheap copy.
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A copy of a book, newspaper, painting, etc. is one of many that are exactly the same.
Please bring me the copies of those reports.
copy
Verb
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If you copy something, you make something look exactly the same as it.
Good artists copy. Great artists steal.
She copies the tests on the photocopier.