carbon copy

noun

1
: a copy made by carbon paper
2
: duplicate
is a carbon copy of his father

Examples of carbon copy in a Sentence

I'll need a carbon copy of that receipt. She's a carbon copy of her mother.
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Backup Blake Corum is a carbon copy of Williams, for better or worse. Derrik Klassen, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025 The other two videos are carbon copies, except in one, the desert is a golden pink. Victoria Song, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2025 These sketches of humanity’s future are not carbon copies of each other, either. Dylan Scott, Vox, 5 Feb. 2025 The pups were carbon copies of their parents, although most people in the comment section thought the husky genes took over. Liz O'Connell, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for carbon copy

Word History

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of carbon copy was in 1876

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“Carbon copy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carbon%20copy. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

carbon copy

noun
1
: a copy made with carbon paper
2

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