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# How to pronounce "copy edited" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/kɒpɪɛdɪtɛd/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **co·pye·di·ted**
- **Parts of Speech**: verb
- **VERB**: simple past and past participle of copyedit
  - *Example*: "copyedited draft"

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (5 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "copy edited" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "we had the commitment from my publisher that they wanted to publish it. And then it takes about a year to actually come out. Because you go through a long process of editing with your editor and then it has to be copy edited, the cover design and the, and you know, all that kind of stuff. So uh it was March '09 that it was sold to the publisher and April"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 30:17](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ3M46s84oE&t=1817s)

### Example 2
> "And it's going to get edited, and copy edited, and all this-- the lengths are going to change."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 9:49](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQu3lbgmXYw&t=589s)

### Example 3
> "After editing, the book was then copy edited a couple of times, and nearly all the mistakes were caught and fixed."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 25:59](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-VhpsHZurk&t=1559s)

### Example 4
> "I'd written the chapter and everything, and the manuscript was done and being copy edited."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 15:44](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ypmu7VMWOg&t=944s)

### Example 5
> "gone through the editing process with my my academic monograph and you know the idea of having two sets of academic readings and it have been copy edited"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 48:41](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeMYUuh1VtE&t=2921s)


## Related Words & Synonyms

- **Nearby Vocabulary**: [copy](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/copy), [edited](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/edited)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "copy edited" correctly?
"copy edited" is pronounced `/kɒpɪɛdɪtɛd/`. Syllable breakdown: **co·pye·di·ted**.

### What does "copy edited" mean in context?
simple past and past participle of copyedit

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