SINCE 1828
reasonable facsimile
nounDefinition of reasonable facsimile
: a copy that is not exact but is fairly close
The house is a reasonable facsimile of his original home.
—sometimes used in a joking way I can speak French, or at least a reasonable facsimile of French.
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