copy-n; 6 Senses

Sense Number 1: reproduction of a document

Commentary: COPY[+artifact][+reproduction][+of_document]

Examples:
John had his secretary run off fifty copies of the report before the board meeting.
The author's most recent book has sold over 1 million copies.
Mary made a copy of her thesis on a CD and sent it to Bob.
My printer can only make black-and-white copies of these color prints.

Mappings:
PropBank: copy.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: an imitation of an original artifact

Commentary: COPY[+artifact][+imitation][+of_original]

Examples:
These handbags are fairly good copies of Gucci originals.
The painting turned out to be a copy of the masterpiece.
That video game is basically a copy of an earlier one, only with better graphics.

Mappings:
PropBank: copy.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: textual material that is scheduled to be printed

Commentary: COPY[+artifact][+text][+scheduled][+for_printing]

Examples:
Copy for the next issue must be submitted to the editorial office by Tuesday.
The editor proofread the copy for John's latest magazine article.
She writes ad copy for a firm in New York.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 4: newsworthy content or information suitable for the media

Commentary: COPY[+information][+content][+newsworthy][+for_media]

Examples:
It's an unfortunate truth that bad news makes good copy for the media.
Mary thought the copy of that television news magazine was too salacious for children.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4

Sense Number 5: a biological structure that is a replica

Commentary: COPY[+structure][+biological][+replica]

Examples:
DNA replication produces a second new copy of double-stranded DNA from one original double strand of it.
Exposure to such toxins results in copies of skin cells that contain mutations.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: -

Sense Number 6: the act of replicating a biological component

Commentary: COPY[+event][+reproduction][+of_component][+biological]

Examples:
The mechanism of copy as RNA transcription versus DNA replication has fewer proofreading mechanisms and is a process of somewhat lower fidelity.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: -