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facsimile
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun facsimile has 2 senses
- facsimile(n = noun.artifact) autotype - an exact copy or reproduction; Array is a kind of copy
- facsimile(n = noun.artifact) facsimile machine, fax - duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio; Array is a kind of copier, duplicator
Derived form verb facsimile1
Derived form verb facsimile1
Verb facsimile has 1 sense
- facsimile(v = verb.communication) fax, telefax - send something via a facsimile machine; "Can you fax me the report right away?" is one way to telecommunicate
Derived forms noun facsimile2, noun facsimile1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
CIDE DICTIONARY
facsimile, n. [L. fac simile make like; or an abbreviation of factum simile made like; facere to make + similes like. See Fact, and Simile.].
A copy of anything made, either so as to be deceptive or so as to give every part and detail of the original; an exact copy or likeness. [1913 Webster]
facsimile, v. t.
To make a facsimile of. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
facsimile, n. & v.
--n.
1 an exact copy, esp. of writing, printing, a picture, etc. (often attrib. : facsimile edition).
2 a production of an exact copy of a document etc. by electronic scanning and transmission of the resulting data (see also FAX). b a copy produced in this way.
--v.tr. (facsimiled, facsimileing) make a facsimile of.
--n.
1 an exact copy, esp. of writing, printing, a picture, etc. (often attrib. : facsimile edition).
2 a production of an exact copy of a document etc. by electronic scanning and transmission of the resulting data (see also FAX). b a copy produced in this way.
--v.tr. (facsimiled, facsimileing) make a facsimile of.
Idiom
in facsimile as an exact copy.
Etymology
mod.L f. L fac imper. of facere make + simile neut. of similis like
THESAURUS
facsimile
Doppelganger, Photoradiogram, Telephoto, Wirephoto, actual thing, burlesque, carbon, carbon copy, clone, copy, counterpart, dead ringer, ditto, double, dummy, dupe, duplicate, duplication, equivalent, exact counterpart, homograph, homonym, homophone, idem, identical same, imitation, knockoff, mock-up, model, no other, none other, paraphrase, parody, quadruplicate, radiophotograph, reduplication, repetition, replica, replication, representation, reproduction, selfsame, spit and image, spitting image, synonym, telephotograph, the same, the same difference, travesty, triplicate, twin, version, very image, very sameROGET THESAURUS
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Identity
N identity, sameness, coincidence, coalescence, convertibility, equality, selfness, self, oneself, identification, monotony, tautology, facsimile, homoousia: alter ego, ipsissima verba, same, self, very, one and the same, very thing, actual thing, real McCoy, no other, one and only, in the flesh, identical, self, ilk, the same, selfsame, one and the same, homoousian, coincide, coalescent, coalescing, indistinguishable, one, equivalent, tweedle dee and tweedle dum, much the same, of a muchness, unaltered, identically, on all fours.Imitation
N imitation, copying, transcription, repetition, duplication, reduplication, quotation, reproduction, mimeograph, xerox, facsimile, reprint, offprint, mockery, mimicry, simulation, impersonation, personation, representation, semblance, copy, assimilation, paraphrase, parody, take-off, lampoon, caricature, plagiarism, forgery, counterfeit, celluloid, imitator, echo, cuckoo, parrot, ape, monkey, mocking bird, mime, copyist, copycat, plagiarist, pirate, imitated, mock, mimic, modelled after, molded on, paraphrastic, literal, imitative, secondhand, imitable, aping, apish, mimicking, literally, to the letter, verbatim, literatim, sic, totidem verbis, word for word, mot a mot, exactly, precisely, like master like man, like - but oh! how different!, genius borrows nobly, pursuing echoes calling 'mong the rocks, quotation confesses inferiority, Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.Copy
N copy, facsimile, counterpart, effigies, effigy, form, likeness, image, picture, photo, xerox, similitude, semblance, ectype, photo offset, electrotype, imitation, model, representation, adumbration, study, portrait, resemblance, duplicate, reproduction, cast, tracing, reflex, reflexion, reflection, shadow, echo, transcript, transcription, recording, scan, chip off the old block, reprint, new printing, rechauffe, apograph, fair copy, parody, caricature, burlesque, travesty, travestie, paraphrase, derivative, derivation, modification, expansion, extension, revision, second edition, servile copy, servile imitation, plagiarism, counterfeit, fake, pasticcio, faithful, lifelike, close, conscientious, unoriginal, imitative, derivative.Representation
N representation, representment, imitation, illustration, delineation, depictment, imagery, portraiture, iconography, design, designing, art, fine arts, painting, sculpture, engraving, photography, cinematography, radiography, autoradiography, fluorography, sciagraphy, personation, personification, impersonation, drama, picture, photo, photograph, daguerreotype, snapshot, X-ray photo, movie film, movie, tracing, scan, TV image, video image, image file, graphics, computer graphics, televideo, closed-circuit TV, copy, drawing, sketch, drought, draft, plot, chart, figure, scheme, image, likeness, icon, portrait, striking likeness, speaking likeness, very image, effigy, facsimile, figure, figure head, puppet, doll, figurine, aglet, manikin, lay- figure, model, mammet, marionette, fantoccini, waxwork, bust, statue, statuette, ideograph, hieroglyphic, anaglyph, kanji, diagram, monogram, map, plan, chart, ground plan, projection, elevation (plan), ichnography, cartography, atlas, outline, scheme, view, radiograph, scotograph, sciagraph, spectrogram, heliogram, represent, representing, representative, illustrative, represented, imitative, figurative, iconic, like, graphic, cinquecento quattrocento, trecento.VB copy, drawing, sketch, drought, draft, plot, chart, figure, scheme, image, likeness, icon, portrait, striking likeness, speaking likeness, very image, effigy, facsimile, figure, figure head, puppet, doll, figurine, aglet, manikin, lay- figure, model, mammet, marionette, fantoccini, waxwork, bust, statue, statuette, ideograph, hieroglyphic, anaglyph, kanji, diagram, monogram, map, plan, chart, ground plan, projection, elevation (plan), ichnography, cartography, atlas, outline, scheme, view, radiograph, scotograph, sciagraph, spectrogram, heliogram, V, represent, delineate, depict, depicture, portray, take a likeness, catch a likeness, hit off, photograph, daguerreotype, snapshot, figure, shadow forth, shadow out, adumbrate, body forth, describe, trace, copy, mold, dress up, illustrate, symbolize, paint, carve, engrave, personate, personify, impersonate, assume a character, pose as, act, play, mimic, hold the mirror up to nature.
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