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    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 ...

  3. Copy is a synonym of facsimile. In transitive terms the difference between facsimile and copy is that facsimile is to send via a facsimile machine; to fax while copy is to imitate.

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

  7. 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."

  8. [countable] an exact copy of something. A facsimile of the document is available in the British Library. a facsimile edition; in facsimile a manuscript reproduced in facsimile

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