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Definition of plagiarism noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

plagiarism

noun

NAmE//ˈpleɪdʒəˌrɪzəm//

[uncountable, countable] (disapproving)

an act of plagiarizing something; something that has been plagiarized There were accusations of plagiarism. a text full of plagiarisms

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plagiarist

NAmE//ˈpleɪdʒərɪst//

nounSee plagiarism in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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