Copy and Draft

Copy

Copy noun - Something that is made to look exactly like something else.

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Draft and copy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Draft" instead the word "Copy" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: copied, copying, copier, copyist

Draft noun - A mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported.

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Copy and draft are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Copy" instead the word "Draft" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: drafted, drafting, draftee, drafter, draftsman

old	old copy	old draft
good	good copy	good draft
original	original copy	original draft
straight	straight copy	straight draft
Other adjectives: single, obvious, actual, bad, main, new, early, final, last, available, surviving, existing, genetic, leaked, darker.

The original release was almost as bad, as the copy protection check was programmed based on an initial pre-layout draft of the manual.

Source: Copy Protection
Obvious Beta: Those parts of the fic that aren't copy-pasted from azlyrics.com appear to be somewhere between an outline and a first draft, making it more of an Obvious Pre-Alpha.

Source: Fanfic / Hermione's Talent
These are first-draft raw copy.Allegedly due to the creation and spread of a torrent of the stories, The Salvation War is now radioactive as far as publishers are concerned.

Source: Literature / The Salvation War

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