## Meanings
1. An exact copy or reproduction of something.
2. A fax, or a machine that sends copies of documents over a phone line.
3. To make an exact copy of something; to reproduce it.

## Examples
- The museum displayed a perfect facsimile of the ancient manuscript.
- She sent the signed contract by facsimile to close the deal quickly.
- The artist carefully facsimiled the original drawing line by line.

## Synonyms
- fax
- telefax

## Derived Forms
- facsimilist
- facsimilize
- microfacsimile
- nonfacsimile
- telefacsimile

## Etymology
From Latin fac simile (“make like”), from fac (“make”) (imperative of facere (“make”)) + simile (neuter of similis (“like, similar”)).

## AI Etymology
Facsimile is from Latin fac simile (“make like”), from fac (“make”) (imperative of facere (“make”)) + simile (neuter of similis (“like, similar”)). In present-day use, it can mean an exact copy or reproduction of something, or a fax, or a machine that sends copies of documents over a phone line. Derived formations include facsimilist, facsimilize, microfacsimile, nonfacsimile, and telefacsimile.

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- Technology & Computing

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