GRE vocabulary
Facsimile
an exact copy, especially of written or printed material.
Example
"The rare manuscript was too fragile to handle, so we studied a high-quality facsimile."
Etymology
From Latin 'fac simile', meaning 'make similar', from 'facere' (to make) + 'simile' (similar).
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