Facsimile (?), n.; pl. Facsimiles (-l&unr_;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.
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Facsimile telegraph, a telegraphic apparatus reproducing messages in autograph.
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