copy vs reproduction

reproduction vs copy

copy and reproduction both are nouns.

copy is a verb but reproduction is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
copy	Yes	No	Yes	No
reproduction	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, reproduction is a hyponym of copy; that is, reproduction is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than copy:

copy: a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing
reproduction: copy that is not the original; something that has been copied

Other hyponyms of copy include anamorphism, anamorphosis, carbon, carbon copy, cast, casting, duplicate, duplication, autotype, facsimile, imitation, clone, knockoff, miniature, toy, modification, photocopy, print, quadruplicate, replica, replication, triplicate, xerox, xerox copy.

copy (noun)	reproduction (noun)
a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing	the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)	the act of making copies
matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials	copy that is not the original; something that has been copied
material suitable for a journalistic account	recall that is hypothesized to work by storing the original stimulus input and reproducing it during recall
	the process of generating offspring

copy (verb)	reproduction (verb)
reproduce someone's behavior or looks
make a replica of
reproduce or make an exact copy of
copy down as is

Difference between copy and reproduction

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