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  2. an exact copy, esp. of a document. A facsimile is also a fax.

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      us / fækˈsɪm·ə·li / Add to word list. an exact copy, esp. of...

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › FacsimileFacsimile - Wikipedia

    A facsimile (from Latin fac simile, "to make alike") is a copy or reproduction of an old book, manuscript, map, art print, or other item of historical value that is as true to the original source as possible. It differs from other forms of reproduction by attempting to replicate the source as accurately as possible in scale, color, condition ...

  4. Fac simile is a Latin phrase meaning “make alike.” English speakers began using facsimile to mean “an exact copy” in the late 1600s. In this sense, a facsimile might be a handwritten or hand-drawn copy, or even a copy of a painting or statue.

  5. A facsimile is intended to be a replica rather than a copy; facsimiles reproduce the form of a text rather than just the content.

  6. Deriving from the Latin fac simile (‘make similar’), the term ‘facsimile’ means an exact copy, representation, or reproduction of a piece of writing or printing, imitating in every detail the ...

  7. 1. an exact copy, as of a book, painting, or manuscript. 2. Also called: fax Telecommunications. a. a method or device for transmitting documents, drawings, photographs, or the like, by means of radio or telephone for exact reproduction elsewhere. b. an image transmitted by such a method.

  8. us / fækˈsɪm·ə·li / Add to word list. an exact copy, esp. of a document. A facsimile is also a fax. (Definition of facsimile from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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