facsimile
an exact copy
Roots
- fac / fic / fact: do or make
- simil / simul: like or resembling
Other words with the fac / fic / fact root
- affectation: an artificial display meant to impress
- artificial: made by humans; not natural
- benefactor: person who gives help, money, or support
- beneficent: doing good or producing benefit
- beneficial: helpful or producing good effects
- certify: to confirm officially as true
- effect: a result or outcome
- efficacious: effective; producing the intended result
Other words with the simil / simul root
- assimilate: to absorb or become similar
- dissemble: to hide true feelings or intentions
- dissimilar: not alike
- similar: alike in some way
- simile: comparison using like or as
- simulacrum: an image, copy, or hollow imitation
- simulate: to imitate or model
Facsimile joins making with likeness: a made-similar copy.
The archive displayed a facsimile of the old map so visitors could handle it.