fair copy

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noun

a copy of a document made after final correction.

the condition of such a copy.

an exact copy.

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Origin of fair copy

First recorded in 1810–20

Words nearby fair copy

fair and square, fair ball, Fairbanks, Fairborn, fair catch, fair copy, Fair Deal, fair employment, fair enough, fairfaced, Fairfax

How to use fair copy in a sentence

His cartoons are flowingly and correctly executed with a firm hand, like the fair copy of a school essay.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4)|Richard Muther
Weyburn wrote his fair copy on folio paper, seven-and-thirty pages.
Lord Ormont and his Aminta, Complete|George Meredith
I must again ask you to undertake the disagreeable task of making a fair copy of the errors in the Zurich Sonata.
Beethoven's Letters 1790-1826, Volume 1 of 2|Lady Wallace
Jefferson read his "fair copy" of the Declaration to his friend Benjamin Franklin.
The Story of American History|Albert F. Blaisdell

He wrote a fair copy, folded it carefully, inserted it into an envelope and slipped it into his breast pocket.
Tam O' The Scoots|Edgar Wallace

British Dictionary definitions for fair copy

fair copy

noun

a clean copy of a document on which all corrections have been made

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