Definition of facsimile - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
copyexact copy or reproduction of something
- The museum displayed a facsimile of the ancient manuscript.
2.
communicationDated copy of a document sent over phone linesDated
- She received a facsimile of the contract.
Verb
1.
copying processRare make an exact copy ofRare
- She facsimiled the document for her records..
2.
faxingDated send a document using a fax machineDated
- She will facsimile the contract to the office.
Expressions with facsimile
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in an exactly copied or reproduced way
The document was printed in facsimile.
device that sends and receives document copies electronically
The office still uses a facsimile machine for contracts.
system for sending documents over telephone lines
The contract was sent via facsimile transmission.
Origin of facsimile
Latin, fac simile (make similar)
Terms with facsimile included in their meaning
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sent page
document sent or received by facsimile transmission
image transmission
transmission of images over a distance by facsimile
Examples of facsimile in a sentence
He admired the facsimile of the original painting. The facsimile was blurry and hard to read. He sent a facsimile to confirm the details. He facsimiled the contract to his lawyer. The clerk facsimiled the receipt for the customer. He will facsimile the report to the client.
Please facsimile the documents before noon.
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- French:fac-similé, fac-similer, ...
- German:Faksimile, kopieren, ...
- Italian:facsimile, riprodurre, ...
- Spanish:facsímil, reproducir, ...
- Portuguese:fac-símile, reproduzir, ...
- Chinese:复制品, 复印, ...
- Japanese:ファクシミリ, 複写する, ...
- Arabic:نُسْخَة طِبْق الأَصْل, نَسَخَ, ...
- Hebrew:פַּקְסִימִילְיָה, לְשַׁכְפֵּל, ...
- Russian:факсимиле, копировать, ...
- Ukrainian:факсимільна копія, копіювати, ...
- Hindi:अनुकृति, प्रतिलिपि बनाना, ...
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