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fac·sim·i·le
(făk-sĭm′ə-lē)n.
1. An exact copy or reproduction, as of a document.
2. See fax.
adj.
1. Of or used to produce exact reproductions, as of documents.
2. Exactly reproduced; duplicate.
[Latin fac simile, make similar : fac, imperative of facere, to make; see dhē- in Indo-European roots + simile, neuter of similis, similar; see similar.]
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facsimile
(fækˈsɪmɪlɪ)n
1.
a. an exact copy or reproduction
b. (as modifier): a facsimile publication.
2. (Telecommunications) an image produced by facsimile transmission
vb, -les, -leing or -led
(tr) to make an exact copy of
[C17: from Latin fac simile! make something like it!, from facere to make + similis similar, like]
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fac•sim•i•le
(fækˈsɪm ə li)n., v. -led, -le•ing. n.
1. an exact copy, as of a book, painting, or manuscript.
2. fax.
v.t. 3. to reproduce in facsimile; make a facsimile of.
[1655–65; fac simile make the like]
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facsimile
A system of telecommunication for the transmission of fixed images with a view to their reception in a permanent form.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
facsimile
Past participle: facsimiled
Gerund: facsimileing
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Noun | 1. | facsimile - an exact copy or reproduction 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 copier, duplicator - apparatus that makes copies of typed, written or drawn material | |
Verb | 1. | facsimile - send something via a facsimile machine; "Can you fax me the report right away?" telecommunicate - communicate over long distances, as via the telephone or e-mail |
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facsimile
noun copy, print, carbon, reproduction, replica, transcript, duplicate, photocopy, Xerox (trademark), carbon copy, Photostat (trademark), fax This will be a genuine old copy, not a facsimile.
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facsimile
nounSomething closely resembling another:
carbon copy, copy, duplicate, image, likeness, reduplication, replica, replication, reproduction, simulacrum.
Archaic: simulacre.
Law: counterpart.
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Translations
صورَة طِبق الأصْلفاكْسمُصَّوَر صورَة طِبق الأصل
faksimilovýfaxpřesná kopie
faksimilefaksimile-faxkopireproduktion
fakszimile
fullkomin eftirlíkingsem er nákvæm eftirgerî
faksasfaksimilėfaksimilinistiksli kopija
faksimil-faksimilsfakss
faksimilefaksimilný
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
facsimile
[fækˈsɪmɪli] n (= exact replica) → fac-similé m
(also facsimile machine) → fax m, télécopieur m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
facsimile
n → Faksimile nt; (Telec) → Faksimileübertragung f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
facsimile
(fӕkˈsiməli) noun1. an exact copy.
2. a fax.
adjectivea facsimile edition of an eighteenth-century book.
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