Definition of facsimile

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fac·sim·i·le    (fk-sm-l) KEY 

NOUN:

1. An exact copy or reproduction, as of a document.
2. See fax.

ADJECTIVE:

1. Of or used to produce exact reproductions, as of documents.
2. Exactly reproduced; duplicate.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Latin fac simile, make similar : fac, imperative of facere, to make; see dh- in Indo-European roots + simile, neuter of similis, similar ; see similar