facsimile

[ fak-sim-uh-lee ]

noun

1. an exact copy, as of a book, painting, or manuscript.

   Synonyms: duplicate, likeness, replica

2. Also called fax. Telecommunications.
   1. a method or device for transmitting documents, drawings, photographs, or the like, by means of radio or telephone for exact reproduction elsewhere.
   2. an image transmitted by such a method.
3. dropout ( def 5 ).

verb (used with object)

, fac·sim·i·led, fac·sim·i·le·ing.

1. to reproduce in facsimile; make a facsimile of.

   Synonyms: duplicate

adjective

1. Also Telecommunications.
   1. (of an image) copied by means of facsimile:

      facsimile mail.

   2. (of a method or device) used to produce a facsimile:

      facsimile transmission.

facsimile

/ fækˈsɪmɪlɪ /

noun

1. 1. an exact copy or reproduction
   2. ( as modifier )

      a facsimile publication

2. an image produced by facsimile transmission

verb

1. tr to make an exact copy of

Word History and Origins

Origin of facsimile¹

1655–65; earlier fac simile make the like, equivalent to Latin fac (imperative of facere ) + simile, noun use of neuter of similis like; simile

Word History and Origins

Origin of facsimile¹

C17: from Latin fac simile! make something like it!, from facere to make + similis similar, like

Example Sentences

A Daily Mail writer, wearing a facsimile of the dress, said it was sculpted to her body, but not restrictively so.

From The Daily Beast

In the meantime, a revived Silk Road, or at least a good facsimile, materialized.

From The Daily Beast

One would assume with all of these reforms, Cuba would have by now morphed into a tropical facsimile of Norway.

From The Daily Beast

Then those smaller sheets are welded and polished into a full-scale facsimile of the original stone.

From The Daily Beast

But she made it clear what she had liked about him; he wasn't a WASP, or some facsimile of a Kennedy.

From The Daily Beast

The one given in the present volume is a photographic facsimile of the Harvard original.

From Project Gutenberg

After having copies of the rather simple document drawn up for the facsimile broadcasters, Vyrtl gave her leave to depart.

From Project Gutenberg

Father Hennepin made a sketch of the falls in 1678, a facsimile of which shows that many striking features have disappeared.

From Project Gutenberg

A translation of his account and a facsimile of the medal may be seen in the Bulletin de la Socit de l'hist.

From Project Gutenberg

In 1877 Mr. Quaritch had a copy for sale with a vi, a viii, and the last leaf in facsimile, which he priced 200.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• carbon copy
• likeness
• photocopy
• replica