🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Masterkopie

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈmaːstɐˌkoˌpiː

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Master copy/ˈmɑːs.təˌkɒp.i/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die Masterkopie wurde für die digitale Veröffentlichung neu gemastert."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An original recording, document, or film from which duplicates or reproductions are made.

    "The studio keeps the master copy of the album in a secure, climate-controlled vault."
  2. 2

    An exemplar or standard version used as a definitive reference for checking subsequent copies.

    "Please ensure that the revised manuscript matches the master copy before sending it to the publisher."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the noun 'master' (from Latin 'magister', meaning chief or teacher) combined with 'copy' (from Latin 'copia', meaning abundance or transcription). Historically established in printing, recording, and film industries during the 19th and 20th centuries to designate the primary original from which duplicates are produced.

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