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Photostat

[foh-tuh-stat] / ˈfoʊ təˌstæt /
NOUN
copy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
image model photocopy photograph portrait print replica reproduction transcript type
STRONG
Xerox archetype carbon cast clone counterfeit counterpart ditto effigy ersatz facsimile forgery impersonation impression imprint likeness microfiche mimeograph miniature mirror offprint parallel pattern reflection replication representation reprint rubbings similarity simulacrum simulation study tracing transcription
WEAK
carbon copy ectype hard copy
Antonyms
STRONGEST
original
STRONG
difference dissimilarity opposite unlikeness
WEAK
origination source
NOUN
duplicate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
carbon copy duplication photocopy replica replication
STRONG
Xerox analogue carbon clone companion coordinate copycat correlate counterfeit counterpart ditto double dupe facsimile fake fellow germination imitation knockoff likeness match mate obverse parallel phony pirate reciprocal recurrence repetition ringer second similarity twin
WEAK
chip off the old block counterscript dead ringer lookalike repro spitting image stat
Antonyms
STRONG
difference dissimilarity enemy opposite original reality reverse unlikeness
WEAK
archetype model prototype
NOUN
facsimile
Synonyms
STRONGEST
carbon copy likeness photocopy replica
STRONG
Xerox clone copy copycat ditto double dupe duplicate look-alike mimeo miniature mirror print reduplication replication ringer transcript twin
WEAK
chip off old block dead ringer knockoff repro spitting image stat
Antonyms
STRONG
original
NOUN
photograph
Synonyms
STRONGEST
image likeness photo picture portrait print snapshot
STRONG
Polaroid blowup microfilm mug negative pic pix positive shot slide snap transparency
WEAK
Kodachrome Kodak close-up pinup
NOUN
reduplication
Synonyms
STRONG
Xerox archetype carbon cast clone counterfeit counterpart ditto duplicate effigy ersatz facsimile forgery image impersonation impression imprint likeness microfiche mimeograph miniature mirror model offprint parallel pattern photocopy photograph portrait print reflection replica replication representation reprint reproduction rubbings similarity simulacrum simulation study tracing transcript transcription type
WEAK
carbon copy ectype hard copy
Antonyms
STRONG
difference dissimilarity entity opposite original unlikeness
NOUN
replication
Synonyms
STRONGEST
reproduction
STRONG
Xerox archetype carbon cast clone counterfeit counterpart ditto duplicate effigy ersatz facsimile forgery image impersonation impression imprint likeness microfiche mimeograph miniature mirror model offprint parallel pattern photocopy photograph portrait print reduplication reflection replica representation reprint rubbings similarity simulacrum simulation study tracing transcript transcription type
WEAK
carbon copy ectype hard copy
Antonyms
STRONG
difference dissimilarity entity opposite original unlikeness
NOUN
reproduction
Synonyms
STRONGEST
breeding copy facsimile imitation photocopy photograph picture print propagation recreation replica replication
STRONG
Xerox carbon clone ditto dupe fake flimsy generation increase look-alike mimeo mimeograph multiplication offprint pic portrayal procreation proliferation reduplication reenactment renewal reprinting revival transcription twin
WEAK
carbon copy chip off old block mirror image repro stat
Antonyms
STRONGEST
original
STRONG
decrease destruction subtraction
NOUN
simulacre
Synonyms
WEAK
Xerox archetype carbon carbon copy cast clone counterfeit counterpart ditto duplicate ectype effigy ersatz facsimile forgery hard copy image impersonation impression imprint likeness microfiche mimeograph miniature mirror model offprint parallel pattern photocopy photograph portrait print reduplication reflection replica replication representation reprint reproduction rubbings similarity simulacrum simulation study tracing transcript transcription type
NOUN
simulacrum
Synonyms
STRONG
Xerox archetype carbon cast clone counterfeit counterpart ditto duplicate effigy ersatz facsimile forgery image impersonation impression imprint likeness microfiche mimeograph miniature mirror model offprint parallel pattern photocopy photograph portrait print reduplication reflection replica replication representation reprint reproduction rubbings similarity simulation study tracing transcript transcription type
WEAK
carbon copy ectype hard copy
Antonyms
STRONG
difference dissimilarity entity opposite original unlikeness
NOUN
spawning
Synonyms
STRONG
Xerox breeding clone copy ditto dupe facsimile fake increase mimeo mimeograph photocopy photograph picture print reprinting twin
WEAK
carbon carbon copy chip off old block flimsy generation imitation look-alike mirror image multiplication offprint pic portrayal procreation proliferation propagation recreation reduplication reenactment renewal replica replication repro revival stat transcription
Antonyms
STRONG
original
VERB
copy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
imitate paint photocopy plagiarize repeat replicate reproduce rewrite simulate transcribe
STRONG
Xerox carbon cartoon clone counterfeit delineate depict ditto draw dupe engrave engross fake forge limn manifold mimeo mirror mold paraphrase picture portray reduplicate reflect represent sculpture sketch trace
WEAK
knock off stat
Antonyms
WEAK
be original
VERB
duplicate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clone copy imitate mirror replicate reproduce
STRONG
Xerox counterfeit ditto double dupe echo fake manifold mimeo multiply phony photocopy pirate redo redouble reduplicate remake rework trace
WEAK
act like do a takeoff do again do like dualize go like knock off make like make replica make twofold repro stat take off as
Antonyms
STRONGEST
be original
STRONG
divide
VERB
photograph
Synonyms
STRONGEST
capture illustrate print reproduce shoot
STRONG
cinematize copy film get lens microfilm mug photo picture record roll snap snapshot take turn
WEAK
capture on film get a likeness get a shot make a picture photoengrave
Antonyms
STRONG
fail lose misunderstand
VERB
replicate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clone depict duplicate imitate mirror reflect repeat reproduce simulate
STRONG
Xerox cartoon counterfeit delineate ditto draw dupe engrave engross fake forge limn manifold mimeo mold paint paraphrase photocopy picture plagiarize portray reduplicate represent rewrite sculpture sketch trace transcribe
WEAK
carbon knock off stat
VERB
reproduce
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clone copy duplicate emulate imitate mirror photocopy portray print recreate reflect repeat replicate reprint
STRONG
Xerox dupe echo engross follow manifold match mimeo mimeograph parallel photograph pirate reawaken recount redo reduplicate reenact relive remake represent revive stereotype transcribe type
WEAK
carbon do again knock off restamp
Antonyms
STRONGEST
be original
WEAK
abort destroy kill stop
VERB
Xerox
Synonyms
STRONG
carbon clone counterfeit ditto duplicate forge mimeograph photocopy replicate reprint reproduce trace

Example Sentences

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The papers were copied by a photostat machine, which took pictures of them on photographic paper, which, in a photographic darkroom, was immersed, one page at a time, in a fluid called developer.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 6, 2020

Born in 1928, Warhol prefigured the digital age by shaping a personal brand and using technology such as photostat machines, cameras and tape recorders to experiment and create.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2018

Besides the stacks, there is a walnut-paneled reading room, a smaller study for advanced students, a photographic studio, a photostat room, offices, cafeteria for the staff.

From Time Magazine Archive

However, I ran the photograph units for the Dutch Resistance and have a photostat of a May 9, 1940 order indicating that the book is not quite correct.

From Time Magazine Archive

With excitement and inspiration, he held another photostat out for Major Major to study.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller