Synonyms for carbon copy

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carbon · cc · replication

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Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A copy produced in an alternated stack of ordinary sheets of paper and carbon papers. The pressure applied on the top sheet (by a pen or typewriter) causes every carbon paper to release its carbon cover, thus reproducing the writing on the subjacent layers of paper.

   In preparing the contract, we'll make a carbon copy for our records.

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Other spellings

carbon-copy

Example sentences

• carbon The atmosphere on Mars is over 95% carbon dioxide.
• cc Why is this sentence under a CC BY 2.0 FR license?

By length

2 letters

cc²

6 letters

carbon²

11 letters

replication⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cc² = 2 syllables).