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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.
Noun. 1. facsimile - an exact copy or reproduction. autotype. copy - a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing; "she made a copy of the designer dress"; "the clone was a copy of its ancestor". 2. facsimile - duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio. facsimile machine, fax.
Definition of facsimile noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
us / fækˈsɪm·ə·li / Add to word list. an exact copy, esp. of a document. A facsimile is also a fax.
Examples of facsimile. Use technology to add a human whistle or the real tick of a watch, but don't replace them with false facsimiles. So it was a facsimile of the system. The painting, the movie, the song -- these may be incredible facsimiles of our experience here on earth.
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.
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A facsimile is a copy or reproduction of something. Many parents hope their children will be facsimiles of themselves; many children have other plans in mind. Facsimile comes from two Latin roots: facere, meaning "to make," and simile, meaning "like."
