Search results
- Dictionaryfacsimile/fakˈsɪmɪli/
noun
- 1. an exact copy, especially of written or printed material: "a facsimile of the manuscript" Similar Opposite
verb
- 1. make a copy of: "the ride was facsimiled for another theme park"
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
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.
an exact copy, esp. of a document. A facsimile is also a fax.
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."
Facsimile definition: an exact copy, as of a book, painting, or manuscript.. See examples of FACSIMILE used in a sentence.
(originally as fac simile, denoting the making of an exact copy, especially of writing): modern Latin, from Latin fac! (imperative of facere ‘make’) and simile (neuter of similis ‘like’). See facsimile in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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.
1. a. an exact copy or reproduction. b. ( as modifier) a facsimile publication. 2. an image produced by facsimile transmission. verb Word forms: -les, -leing, -led. 3. (transitive) to make an exact copy of. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin.
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]
Definition of facsimile noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A fax, a machine for making and sending copies of printed material and images via radio or telephone network. Wiktionary. The image sent by the machine itself. Wiktionary. Synonyms: fax. facsimile machine. autotype. counterpart. likeness. reproduction. imitation. replica. duplicate. copy. replication. carbon copy.
