plagiary

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(plājə rē, -jē ə rē)

Inflections of 'plagiary' (n): npl: plagiaries

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pla•gia•ry  (plājə rē, -jē ə rē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ries. 
  1. Literatureplagiarism.
  2. Literaturea plagiarist.
  • Latin plagiārius kidnapper, equivalent. to plagi(um) kidnapping (akin to plaga snare) + -ārius -ary
  • 1590–1600


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