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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024fac•sim•i•le /fækˈsɪməli/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- an exact copy, such as of a book, painting, or manuscript:a facsimile of the Declaration of Independence.
- Telecommunicationsfax.
See -fac-, -simil-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fac•sim•i•le (fak sim′ə lē),USA pronunciation n., v., -led, -le•ing, adj. n. - an exact copy, as of a book, painting, or manuscript.
- TelecommunicationsAlso called fax.
- a method or device for transmitting documents, drawings, photographs, or the like, by means of radio or telephone for exact reproduction elsewhere.
- an image transmitted by such a method.
- dropout (def. 5).
v.t. - to reproduce in facsimile;
make a facsimile of. adj. - TelecommunicationsAlso, fax.
- (of an image) copied by means of facsimile:facsimile mail.
- (of a method or device) used to produce a facsimile:facsimile transmission.
- 1655–65; earlier fac simile make the like, equivalent. to Latin fac (imperatire. of facere) + simile, noun, nominal use of neuter of similis like; see simile
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged replica, likeness.
- 1, 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged duplicate.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: facsimile /fækˈsɪmɪlɪ/ n - an exact copy or reproduction
- an image produced by facsimile transmission
vb ( -les, -leing, -led)- (transitive) to make an exact copy of
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin fac simile! make something like it!, from facere to make + similis similar, like |