n. pl. pla·gia·ries 1. Plagiarism. 2. Archaic One who plagiarizes. [Latin plagiārius, kidnapper, plagiarist, from plagium, kidnapping, from plaga, net; see plāk-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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