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carbon copy
noun
- a duplicate of anything written or typed, made by using a photocopier or, formerly, by using carbon paper. : cc
- a copy of an email or other electronic document that is sent to one or more people in addition to the primary addressee. : cc
- a near or exact duplicate of a given person or thing; replica:
She's a carbon copy of her mother.
carbon copy
noun
- a duplicate copy of writing, typewriting, or drawing obtained by using carbon paper Often shortened tocarbon
- informal.a person or thing that is identical or very similar to another
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Word History and Origins
Origin of carbon copy1
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Idioms and Phrases
A person or thing that closely resembles another, as in Our grandson is a carbon copy of his dad . Originally this term meant a copy of a document made by using carbon paper. The linguistic transfer to other kinds of duplicate survived the demise of carbon paper (replaced by photocopiers, computer printers, and other more sophisticated devices). [c. 1870]Discover More
Example Sentences
And voters would learn quickly that the former Florida governor is no carbon copy of his father and brother.
In almost every other way, St. Francisville is a carbon copy of Sutton and thousands of other small towns across rural America.
As the Brazilian-born son of German immigrants, Franco says he was too much of a carbon copy of Benedict.
Then, in an Israeli archive, I came across a carbon copy of the original directive.
All this, of course, is a carbon-copy of the plan Mitt Romney shoved down Massachusetts' throat.
The carbon copy remains permanently bound for the hospital record.
Exhibit three was a carbon copy of a report by the stock control clerk at the bubble gum factory.
Mr. Reporter, we are giving the number 838 to the carbon copy of Exhibit 709 that Lieutenant Revill has just produced.
Upon the pale yellow paper were many lines of typewriting in French—a carbon copy evidently.
Is the document in the same condition now as it was when you prepared the original of which that is a carbon copy?
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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