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      copper
      noun
      (uncountable) A reddish-brown metal, symbol Cu, and atomic number 29.
      The reddish-brown colour / color of copper.
      (slang, law enforcement) A police officer.
      (countable) A copper coin, typically of a small denomination, such as a penny.
      (entomology) Any of various lycaenid butterflies with copper-coloured upperwings, especially those of the genera Lycaena and Paralucia.
      A surname.
      (countable, dated) Any of various specialized items that are made of copper, where the use of copper is either traditional or vital to the function of the item.
      (UK, Australia, dated) A large pot, often used for heating water or washing clothes over a fire. In Australasia at least, it could also be a fixed installation made of copper, with a fire underneath and its own chimney. Generally made redundant by the advent of the washing machine.
      verb
      To sheathe or coat with copper.
      adjective
      Made of copper.
      Having the reddish-brown colour/color of copper.
      Roots
      cypriumcopper- · Latin · copper of Cyprus
      Synonyms for copper
      cupreousadjcopperyadjcuprousadjnickelnsilvernnickelicadjgoldnbullionntinnironn
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