noun
plagiarism
PLAYD-zhuh-rih-zuhm
noun
1
Taking someone else's work or ideas and presenting them as your own.
"The student was expelled after being caught committing plagiarism."
"The professor ran the essays through software designed to catch plagiarism."
How to Use Plagiarism
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishCopying someone else's writing or ideas and passing them off as your own.
Common mistake
Plagiarism is about the act or practice; a specific instance is sometimes also just called "a plagiarism," though "an act of plagiarism" is more standard.
Common pairings
commit plagiarism
accused of plagiarism
plagiarism checker
Word Forms
plagiarisms plural
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Etymology
From Latin plagiarius, "kidnapper," extended to someone who "kidnaps" another's words or ideas.