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plagiary

plagiary is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 5 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.A manstealer; a kidnaper. [Obs.]
  2. 2.One who purloins another's expressions or ideas, and offers them as his own; a plagiarist. Dryden.
  3. 3.Plagiarism; literary thief. Milton.
  4. 4.Kidnaping. [Obs.] E. Browne.
  5. 5.Practicing plagiarism. Bp. Hall.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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