carbon copy

carbon copy

noun

Definition of CARBON COPY

1

: a copy made by carbon paper

2

: duplicate <is a carbon copy of his father>

Examples of CARBON COPY

1. I'll need a carbon copy of that receipt.
2. She's a carbon copy of her mother.

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

Antonyms: archetype, original, prototype

Related Words: Chinese copy; effigy, portrait, portrayal; companion, fellow, mate; equal, equivalent; analogue (or analog), parallel

Near Antonyms: antithesis, converse, opposite, reverse

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