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facsimile(dictionary)
facsimile(dictionary)

facsimile (iou)



facsimile noun, adjective, & verb. Orig. fac simile. L16.
[mod. Latin, from Latin fac imper. of facere do, make + simile neut. of similis SIMILAR.]
A. noun.
The making of an exact copy, esp. of writing; imitation. L16-M17.
An exact copy, esp. of writing, printing, a picture, etc.; a reproduction. L17.
in facsimile so as to be an exact reproduction.
J. Braine My wife and I aren't exact facsimiles of that couple..but we belong to the same world. B. Moore A facsimile of an old chapter-house record book..its original now destroyed.
spec. A system for producing a copy by radio etc. transmission of signals from scanning an original. L19.
Comb.: facsimile telegraphy the transmission of copies of documents etc. by means of radio signals from which copies can be made using suitable receiving equipment.
b. attrib. or as adjective. That is a facsimile; exactly copied or like. M18.
F. H. A. Scrivener Elaborate facsimile editions of the chief codices.
C. verb trans. & intrans. Pres. pple & verbal noun -leing. Make or be a facsimile (of). M19.
facsimilize verb trans. (rare) reproduce exactly, make a facsimile of E19.