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Definition of “facsimile

facsimile (fækˈsɪmɪlɪPronunciation for facsimile

Definitions

noun

    1. an exact copy or reproduction
    2. ((as modifier)  ⇒ a facsimile publication 
  1. an image produced by facsimile transmission

verb

  1. (tr) to make an exact copy of

Word Origin

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

Usage examples

  • When he did Will made sure he was wearing a facsimile of that indifference he'd seen on his mother's face so often.
    Clive Barker, SACRAMENT (2001)
  • One of the documents seized from a home in Mumbai was a facsimile sent by former India captain Mohammed Azharuddin.
    Outlook India (2005)
  • On one sign is a picture of the young pilot Cannon, together with a facsimile of one of his letters home.
    Courier, Sunday Mail (2005)
  • Last month The Times published a facsimile of its 1952 edition announcing the death of George VI.
    Times, Sunday Times (2002)
  • Arnold-Forster saw the editor at the Reform Club the day the facsimile letter was published.
    Christy Campbell, FENIAN FIRE: The British Government Plot to Assassinate Queen Victoria (2002)

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