piracy
pronunciation
How to pronounce piracy in British English:
UK [ˈpaɪrəsi]
How to pronounce piracy in American English:
US [ˈpaɪrəsi]
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- Noun:
- robbery on the high seas; taking a ship away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it
- the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own
Word Origin
- piracy (n.)
- early 15c., from Medieval Latin piratia, from Greek peirateia "piracy," from peirates (see pirate (n.)).
Synonym
Example
- 1. I agree that the dvd piracy market is still very big .
- 2. But they create additional costs : maintaining computer servers , monitoring piracy , digitizing old books .
- 3. Or , there is straight-up piracy .
- 4. F2p is a model that was born out of necessity in china because of piracy .
- 5. Lawmakers try to stop online piracy and jihadist propaganda .