carbon copy

/ˌkɑrbən ˈkɑpi/
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Other forms: carbon copies

Definitions of carbon copy
  1. noun
    a copy made with carbon paper
    synonyms: carbon
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    type of:
    copy
    a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing
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