facsimile (fækˈsɪmɪlɪ
)
Definitions
noun
- an exact copy or reproduction
- ((as modifier) ⇒
a facsimile publication
- an image produced by facsimile transmission
verb
- (tr) to make an exact copy of
Word Origin
C17: from Latin fac simile! make something like it!, from facere to make + similis similar, likeSynonyms
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copy,
print,
carbon,
reproduction,
replica,
transcript,
duplicate,
photocopy,
Xerox,
carbon copy,
Photostat,
fax,
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.
, 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.
, FENIAN FIRE: The British Government Plot to Assassinate Queen Victoria (2002)