facsimile en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Latin fac simile (“make like”), from fac (“make”) (imperative of facere (“make”)) + simile (neuter of similis (“like, similar”)).
Meanings
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(countable) A copy or reproduction.
To paraphrase the critic of the Times, if one may make the facsimile of a human being out of bronze, why not the facsimile of a Brillo carton out of plywood?
1964, Arthur Danto, “The Artworld”, in James Matheson Thompson, editor, Twentieth Century Theories of Art, published 1990, § VIII, 540:
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(uncountable) Reproduction in the exact form as the original.
Indeed his rendering is so excellent an example of mediæval learning and latinity that, even at the risk of sating the learned reader with too many antiquities, I have made up my mind to give it in fac-simile, together with an expanded version for the benefit of those who find the contractions troublesome.
1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:
- (countable, uncountable) A fax, a machine for making and sending copies of printed material and images by means of radio or a telephone network.
- (countable, uncountable) The image sent by the machine itself.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| facsimilia | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| fac-simile | alternative | lexicographic | |
| facsimiles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
facsimile machine · microfacsimile · telefacsimile · facsimilize · nonfacsimile · facsimilist
Descendants
Synonyms
facsimile machine (machine) · fax machine (machine) · fax (copy made by a facsimile) · fax (machine) · autotype (copy) · facsimile reproduction (copy made by a facsimile) · reproduction (copy) · copy (copy)
Translations (45)
ga macasamhail (copy or reproduction) · ka ფაქსიმილე (copy or reproduction) · gl facsímile (copy or reproduction) · ko 팩시밀리 (image) · ja ファクシミリ (copy or reproduction) · ru ко́пия (copy or reproduction) · de Faksimile (copy or reproduction) · ja ファクシミリ (fax machine) · pt fax (fax machine) · pt fac-símile (copy or reproduction) · ru факс (fax machine) · pl faksymile (copy or reproduction) · sv faksimil (copy or reproduction) · io faxilo (fax machine) · ja ファクシミリ (image) · fr télécopieur (fax machine) · ru факс (image) · uk факси́міле (copy or reproduction) · fi faksi (image) · de Reproduktion (copy or reproduction) · uk ко́пія (copy or reproduction) · fr fax (fax machine) · ja ファックス (fax machine) · lv faksimils (copy or reproduction) · fr fac-similé (copy or reproduction) · ru факси́миле (image) · cy cyfargraff (copy or reproduction) · es facsímil (copy or reproduction) · ca facsímil (copy or reproduction) · io faksimilo (copy or reproduction) · fi faksimile (copy or reproduction) · ro facsimil (copy or reproduction) · ko 팩시밀리 (copy or reproduction) · hu fakszimile (copy or reproduction) · tr tıpkıbasım (copy or reproduction) · hy ֆաքսիմիլե (copy or reproduction) · fi faksi (fax machine) · el πανομοιότυπο (copy or reproduction) · eo faksimilo (copy or reproduction) · fi jäljennös (copy or reproduction) · ast facsímil (copy or reproduction) · ru факси́миле (copy or reproduction) · et faksiimile (copy or reproduction) · cmn 影印 (copy or reproduction) · ka ასლი (copy or reproduction)