/ fækˈsɪməli; NAmE / noun
1.
[ C ] an exact copy of sth :
a facsimile edition
a manuscript reproduced in facsimile
2.
[ C , U ] ( formal ) = fax :
a facsimile machine
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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).