| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | fac·sim·i·le |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  f k-s m  -l |
| NOUN: | 1. An exact copy or reproduction, as of a document. 2. See fax. | | ADJECTIVE: | 1. Of or used to produce exact reproductions, as of documents. 2. Exactly reproduced; duplicate. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin fac simile, make similar : fac, imperative of facere, to make; see dh- in Appendix I + simile, neuter of similis, similar; see similar.
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