HOW TO PRONOUNCE
fax
/fæks/
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What does fax mean?
noun
- The face.
- Ellipsis of fax machine (“the device for faxing; the medium of communication that it provides”).
- A document sent, or received and printed, by a fax machine.
More meanings (4)
verb
- To send a document by means of a fax machine.
noun
- (informal) Nonstandard form of facts.
- (obsolete) The hair of the head.
interjection
- (informal) Alternative form of facts (“used to express agreement”).
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IPA pronunciation
/fæks/
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A letter is better than a fax, a fax is better than a phone call, and a phone call is better than an e-mail.
“Ubi mortifero jacta est fax ultima lecto, Uxorum fusis stat pia turba comis Et certamen habent lethi, quae viva sequatur Conjugium: pudor est non licuisse mori. Ardent victrices, et flammae pectora praebent, Imponuntque suis ora perusta viris.”