Etymology

facsimile

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Today it means: A copy or reproduction. Full definition →

Latin fac simile
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  1. Latin · derived fromfac simile“make like”
  2. English todayfacsimile

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

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