carbon copy
a duplicate of anything written or typed, made by using a photocopier or, formerly, by using carbon paper. Abbreviation: cc
a copy of an email or other electronic document that is sent to one or more people in addition to the primary addressee. Abbreviation: cc
a near or exact duplicate of a given person or thing; replica: She's a carbon copy of her mother.
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How to use carbon copy in a sentence
The main hub is a carbon copy of the first “Mario Party’s” world.
‘Mario Party Superstars’ is a return to form, save for one baffling, painful feature | Jhaan Elker | October 28, 2021 | Washington PostShe is quick to deny that Jo is her carbon copy, but they do have a few things in common.
Identical twins may not be carbon copies at the DNA level after all.
Even though the flavor of the new beverage was not a carbon copy of the sugar-sweetened version, customers took to it.
The Rise And Fall Of Tab – After Surviving The Sweetener Scares, The Iconic Diet Soda Gets Canned | LGBTQ-Editor | November 29, 2020 | No Straight NewsAnd voters would learn quickly that the former Florida governor is no carbon copy of his father and brother.
In almost every other way, St. Francisville is a carbon copy of Sutton and thousands of other small towns across rural America.
How 'The Little Way of Ruthie Leming' Taught Me It's OK to Love My Hometown | Justin Green | April 10, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAs the Brazilian-born son of German immigrants, Franco says he was too much of a carbon copy of Benedict.
Conspiracy Theories Behind Pope Francis’s Election | Barbie Latza Nadeau | March 14, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThen, in an Israeli archive, I came across a carbon copy of the original directive.
All this, of course, is a carbon-copy of the plan Mitt Romney shoved down Massachusetts' throat.
The carbon copy remains permanently bound for the hospital record.
Rules and regulations governing maternity hospitals and homes ... September, 1922 | California. State Board of Charities and CorrectionsExhibit three was a carbon copy of a report by the stock control clerk at the bubble gum factory.
And Then the Town Took Off | Richard WilsonMr. Reporter, we are giving the number 838 to the carbon copy of Exhibit 709 that Lieutenant Revill has just produced.
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyUpon the pale yellow paper were many lines of typewriting in French—a carbon copy evidently.
Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo | William Le QueuxIs the document in the same condition now as it was when you prepared the original of which that is a carbon copy?
Warren Commission (2 of 26): Hearings Vol. II (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
British Dictionary definitions for carbon copy
a duplicate copy of writing, typewriting, or drawing obtained by using carbon paper: Often shortened to: carbon
informal a person or thing that is identical or very similar to another
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Other Idioms and Phrases with carbon copy
A person or thing that closely resembles another, as in Our grandson is a carbon copy of his dad. Originally this term meant a copy of a document made by using carbon paper. The linguistic transfer to other kinds of duplicate survived the demise of carbon paper (replaced by photocopiers, computer printers, and other more sophisticated devices). [c. 1870]
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