"refax" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: refaxes [present, singular, third-person], refaxing [participle, present], refaxed [participle, past], refaxed [past]
Etymology: re- + fax Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|fax}} re- + fax Head templates: {{en-verb}} refax (third-person singular simple present refaxes, present participle refaxing, simple past and past participle refaxed)
  1. To fax again; to send again by fax machine. Synonyms: re-fax
    Sense id: en-refax-en-verb-2N4vV7PU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-

Inflected forms

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          "text": "1991, The Bulletin, Issues 5759-5767, page 8,\nDix reckons he has refaxed 17000 pages in this way over the past eight months."
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          "ref": "2006, Dolf De Roos, Gene Burns, The Insider's Guide to 52 Homes in 52 Weeks: Acquire Your Real Estate Fortune Now, page 92",
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