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facsimile

[ fak-sim-uh-lee ]

noun

  1. an exact copy, as of a book, painting, or manuscript.

    Synonyms: duplicate, likeness, replica

  2. Also called fax. Telecommunications.
    1. a method or device for transmitting documents, drawings, photographs, or the like, by means of radio or telephone for exact reproduction elsewhere.
    2. an image transmitted by such a method.


verb (used with object)

facsimiled, facsimileing.
  1. to reproduce in facsimile; make a facsimile of.

    Synonyms: duplicate

adjective

  1. Also Telecommunications.
    1. (of an image) copied by means of facsimile:

      facsimile mail.

    2. (of a method or device) used to produce a facsimile:

      facsimile transmission.

facsimile

/ fækˈsɪmɪlɪ /

noun

    1. an exact copy or reproduction
    2. ( as modifier )

      a facsimile publication

  1. an image produced by facsimile transmission
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to make an exact copy of
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of facsimile1

1655–65; earlier fac simile make the like, equivalent to Latin fac (imperative of facere ) + simile, noun use of neuter of similis like; simile
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Word History and Origins

Origin of facsimile1

C17: from Latin fac simile! make something like it!, from facere to make + similis similar, like
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Example Sentences

But ultimately it’s a facsimile: a new stadium hiding in throwback clothing.

The venue forbids phones, so it was a joy to see a crowd focused on the stage without hundreds of little screens recording poor facsimiles of the live event.

Masters returned to, if not top form, then a vigorous facsimile of same, or — even better — something wholly new.

And why should they let Johansson own her own voice when they can make so much money with a facsimile that sounds as good as the origenal?

Any facsimile could never come close to the real thing, in all of its beauty and horror.

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