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facsimile

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fac​sim​i​le
noun
fac·​sim·​i·​le
fak-ˈsi-mə-lē

Definition

  • an exact copy //A facsimile of the world's first computer was exhibited at the museum.
  • a system of transmitting and reproducing graphic matter (such as printing or still pictures) by means of signals sent over telephone lines
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
alter ego carbon carbon copy clone counterpart doppelgänger (or doppelganger) double duplicate duplication fetch image likeness look-alike match mirror image picture replica ringer spit spitting image twin
Examples
  • //A facsimile of the world's first computer was exhibited in the museum.
  • //the family resemblance is so strong that the boy is virtually a pint-size facsimile of his father
First Known Use
1691, in the meaning defined at sense 1
History and Etymology
from the Latin phrase fac simile "make alike," from fac, singular imperative of facere "to make, do, perform" + simile, neuter of similis "like, similar" — more at fact, same entry 1

NOTE: The phrase fac simile was well-known from its occurrence in one of the Distichs of Cato, a collection of proverbial wisdom (3rd-4th centuries a.d.) commonly used as a Latin textbook from the Middle Ages into the 18th century (though its meaning in the distich is different): "Qui simulat verbis, nec corde est fidus amicus, tu quoque fac simile—sic ars deluditur arte." ("If someone makes a pretense in speech and is not a true friend, you do likewise as well—and so art will be duped by art.")

facsimile
noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

fac​sim​i​le
noun
fac·​sim·​i·​le
fak-ˈsi-mə-lē

Definition

  • an exact copy //A facsimile of the world's first computer was exhibited at the museum.
  • a system of transmitting and reproducing graphic matter (such as printing or still pictures) by means of signals sent over telephone lines
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
alter ego carbon carbon copy clone counterpart doppelgänger (or doppelganger) double duplicate duplication fetch image likeness look-alike match mirror image picture replica ringer spit spitting image twin
Examples
  • //A facsimile of the world's first computer was exhibited in the museum.
  • //the family resemblance is so strong that the boy is virtually a pint-size facsimile of his father
First Known Use
1691, in the meaning defined at sense 1
History and Etymology
from the Latin phrase fac simile "make alike," from fac, singular imperative of facere "to make, do, perform" + simile, neuter of similis "like, similar" — more at fact, same entry 1

NOTE: The phrase fac simile was well-known from its occurrence in one of the Distichs of Cato, a collection of proverbial wisdom (3rd-4th centuries a.d.) commonly used as a Latin textbook from the Middle Ages into the 18th century (though its meaning in the distich is different): "Qui simulat verbis, nec corde est fidus amicus, tu quoque fac simile—sic ars deluditur arte." ("If someone makes a pretense in speech and is not a true friend, you do likewise as well—and so art will be duped by art.")

facsimile
noun

Synonyms & Antonyms