Facsimile

Facsimile
Facsimile Fac*sim"i*le, n.; pl. {Facsimiles} (-l?z). [L. fac simile make like; or an abbreviation of factum simile made like; facere to make + similes like. See {Fact}, and {Simile}.] A copy of anything made, either so as to be deceptive or so as to give every part and detail of the original; an exact copy or likeness. [1913 Webster]

{Facsimile telegraph}, a telegraphic apparatus reproducing messages in autograph. [1913 Webster]


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  • Facsimile — Fac*sim i*le,, v. t. To make a facsimile of. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Facsimĭle — (lat. Fac simile [Mach es ähnlich!]), die einer Urschrift treu nachgebildete Copie einer alten Handschrift, od. den Schriftzügen eines berühmten Mannes nachgebildet. Sammlungen von F s gab u. and. W. Dorow, Berl. 1836–38 heraus …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Facsimĭle — Facsimĭle, s. Faksimile …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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  • Facsimile — Facsimile, lat., die möglichst genaue Nachahmung einer Handschrift …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • facsimile — /fak simile/ s.m. [comp. del lat. fac (imperat. di facĕre fare ) e simĭle cosa simile ] (pl. invar. o i ). 1. [scritto, disegno, oggetto e sim., identico all originale: f. d un documento ] ▶◀ copia, duplicato, replica, riproduzione. ‖ imitazione …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • facsimile — 1660s, from L. fac simile make similar, from fac imperative of facere to make (see FACTITIOUS (Cf. factitious)) + simile, neut. of similis like, similar (see SIMILAR (Cf. similar)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • facsimile — copy, carbon copy, Reproduction, duplicate, replica, transcript …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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