noun
facsimile
fak-SIHM-uh-lee
noun
1
An exact copy or reproduction of something, especially a document or work of art.
"The museum displays a facsimile of the original manuscript."
2
A fax — a machine or transmitted document sent electronically over a phone line.
"Please send the signed contract by facsimile."
How to Use Facsimile
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn exact reproduction of something, or, informally, a fax.
Common pairings
an exact facsimile
send by facsimile
Word Forms
facsimiled past tense, facsimilied past tense, facsimiles plural, facsimilia plural, facsimiles singular
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Etymology
From Latin fac simile, literally "make similar" — fac ("make") plus simile ("like, similar").