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plagiary |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Plagiary \Pla"gia*ry\, a. 1. Kidnaping. [Obs.] --E. Browne. 2. Practicing plagiarism. --Bp. Hall. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Plagiary \Pla"gia*ry\, v. i. To commit plagiarism. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Plagiary \Pla"gia*ry\, n.; pl {Plagiaries}. [L. plagiarius a kidnaper, a literary thief, fr plagium kidnaping; cf plaga a net, perh. akin to E. plait: cf F. plagiaire.] 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.