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facsimile.

A copy or reproduction.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/fækˈsɪm.ə.li/UK, US
  1. A copy or reproduction.

    countable
  2. Reproduction in the exact form as the original.

    uncountable
  3. A fax, a machine for making and sending copies of printed material and images by means of radio or a telephone network.

    countable · uncountable
  4. The image sent by the machine itself.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Latin fac simile (“make like”), from fac (“make”) (imperative of facere (“make”)) + simile (neuter of similis (“like, similar”)).

verb/fækˈsɪm.ə.li/UK, US
  1. To send by means of a facsimile machine; to fax.

    transitive
  2. To make a copy of; to reproduce.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Latin fac simile (“make like”), from fac (“make”) (imperative of facere (“make”)) + simile (neuter of similis (“like, similar”)).

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