Meaning & use
Facsimiles
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Exact copies or reproductions of an original document, image, or object.
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The museum displays facsimiles of the original manuscripts to protect the fragile originals.
Collectors sometimes struggle to tell facsimiles from genuine antique prints.
A note on using this word
The word is also the root of "fax," a shortened form referring to facsimile transmission of documents over telephone lines.
Words with a similar meaning
replicasreproductionscopies
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Words with an opposite meaning
originals
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