microplagiarism

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/ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌpleɪd͡ʒəˌɹɪzm/

noun

A kind of plagiarism which uses relatively short sections of arbitrary sources and combines them to form a larger, seemingly unified text.

OriginEnglish plagiarism ← Latin plagiārius ← Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ- →
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Meanings

nounmicroplagiarism (countable and uncountable, plural microplagiarisms)

plural microplagiarisms

  1. countableuncountableA kind of plagiarism which uses relatively short sections of arbitrary sources and combines them to form a larger, seemingly unified text.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pel-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*pleḱ-
  7. Latinplagium
  8. Latinplagiārius
  9. Englishplagiary
  10. Englishplagiarism
  11. Englishmicroplagiarism

From micro- + plagiarism.

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Translations

French microplagiat, micro-plagiat
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APA

microplagiarism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microplagiarism

MLA

“microplagiarism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microplagiarism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microplagiarism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microplagiarism.

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