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facsimile

/fækˈsɪm.ə.li/ noun C2
  1. A copy or reproduction. (countable)
  2. Reproduction in the exact form as the original. (uncountable)
  3. A fax, a machine for making and sending copies of printed material and images by means of radio or a telephone network. (countable, uncountable)
  4. The image sent by the machine itself. (countable, uncountable)

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It is almost a facsimile.”
A Study in Scarlet, p. 47 · B2
There was a facsimile of his old friend, dressing-gown and all, the face turned three-quarters towards the window and downwards, as though reading an invisible book, while the body was sunk deep in an arm-chair.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 30 · B2
Holmes took up the scrap of paper, a facsimile of which is here reproduced.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 35 · B2
It was a wax-coloured model of my friend, so admirably done that it was a perfect facsimile.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 27 · C1

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