• Facsimile

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /fækˈsɪm.ɪ.li/

    Origin

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

    Full definition of facsimile

    Noun

    facsimile

    (plural facsimiles)
    1. A copy or reproduction.
      • 1990, James M. Thompson, Twentieth Century Theories of Art (page 540)To paraphrase the critic of the Times, if one may make the facsimile of a human being out of bronze, why not the facsimile of a Brillo carton out of plywood?
    2. A fax, a machine for making and sending copies of printed material and images via radio or telephone network.
    3. The image sent by the machine itself.

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    Verb

    1. (transitive) To send via a facsimile machine; to fax.

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