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facsimile

Pronunciation: [fækˈsɪmɪli]

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Learn how to use facsimile in a sentence: 6 audio examples across 2 meanings.

Context: “similarity”

(noun) a facsimile is a copy of something that looks exactly like the original. Imagine if you make a photocopy of your drawing; that photocopy is a facsimile.

Example

The museum displayed a facsimile of the ancient document, so everyone could see it without damaging the real one.

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That art print is not a facsimile; it doesn’t look like the original painting at all.

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Is the paper you have a facsimile of the original contract?

Context: “replicate”

(verb) to make a facsimile of something means to create a copy that closely resembles the original. It's like when you use a machine to copy your class notes.

Example

The teacher facsimiled the test papers so that every student had a copy.

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He didn’t facsimile the report correctly, and it looked completely different from the original.

Example

Can you facsimile this drawing for the presentation?

How to pronounce facsimile

Pronunciation: [fækˈsɪmɪli]

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