"fax" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /faks/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-fax.wav
Etymology: Borrowed from English fax. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|en|fax}} Borrowed from English fax Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} fax m (invariable)
  1. fax Tags: invariable, masculine Synonyms: télécopie
    Sense id: en-fax-fr-noun-SvTiF8Bq
  2. fax machine Tags: invariable, masculine Synonyms: télécopieur, télécopieuse
    Sense id: en-fax-fr-noun-B5w7H1RR Categories (other): Pages with 20 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 20 entries: 0 0 0 9 2 5 5 0 2 0 0 8 5 0 7 0 12 5 5 0 2 0 5 12 0 12 0 1 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 0 10 2 5 5 0 1 0 0 8 5 0 7 0 13 5 5 0 2 0 5 13 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 1 99
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