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Pronunciation : Pla"gia*ry
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To commit plagiarism.

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Pla"gia*ry
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [L. plagiarius a kidnaper, a literary thief, fr. plagium kidnaping; cf. plaga a net, perh. akin to E. plait: cf. F. plagiaire.]
Definition : 1. A manstealer; a kidnaper. [Obs.]

2. One who purloins another's expressions or ideas, and offers them as his own; a plagiarist. Dryden.

3. Plagiarism; literary thief. Milton.

pl. Plagiaries.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Pla"gia*ry
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : 1. Kidnaping. [Obs.] E. Browne.

2. Practicing plagiarism. Bp. Hall.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913