pirating

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noun

The act of one who pirates; piracy.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of pirate
nounpirating (countable and uncountable, plural piratings)

plural piratings

  1. countableuncountableThe act of one who pirates; piracy.
  2. countableuncountableA pirated copy of a work.

    Piratings swell the title list further. Moreover, subsequent editions (or piratings) were often printed with no changes from previous editions, apart from a new title page.

    1993, Richard Leppert, Music and Image, page 229
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APA

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Chicago

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