facsimile

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

fac·sim·ile [facsimile facsimiles] BrE [fækˈsɪməli] NAmE [fækˈsɪməli] noun
1. countable an exact copy of sth
•a facsimile edition
•a manuscript reproduced in facsimile
2. countable, uncountable (formal) = ↑fax
•a facsimile machine

Word Origin:
late 16th cent. (originally as fac simile, denoting the making of an exact copy, especially of writing): modern Latin, from Latin fac! (imperative of facere ‘make’) and simile (neuter of similis ‘like’).

Example Bank:
•A facsimile of the document is available in the British Library.
•The manuscript has been reproduced in facsimile.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  facsimile machine, fax, autotype, telefax