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carbon copy
noun
: a copy of a document, letter, etc., that is made by using carbon paper
: a person or thing that is very similar to another person or thing
Full Definition of CARBON COPY
1
: a copy made by carbon paper
2
: duplicate <is a carbon copy of his father>
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First Known Use of CARBON COPY
1895
Related to CARBON COPY
- Synonyms
- alter ego, carbon, image, clone, counterpart, doppelgänger (or doppelganger), double, duplicate, duplication, facsimile, fetch, likeness, look-alike, match, mirror image, picture, replica, ringer, spit, spitting image, twin
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