simulacrum

[ sim-yuh-ley-kruhm ]

/ ˌsɪm yəˈleɪ krəm /

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noun, plural sim·u·la·cra

[sim-yuh-ley-kruh]. /ˌsɪm yəˈleɪ krə/.

a slight, unreal, or superficial likeness or semblance.

an effigy, image, or representation: a simulacrum of Aphrodite.

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Origin of simulacrum

1590–1600; <Latin simulācrum likeness, image, equivalent to simulā(re) to simulate + -crum instrumental suffix

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How to use simulacrum in a sentence

In a telling manner, the drugs of the past have disappeared and been replaced by their own simulacra.
Fred Tomaselli's Magical Surrealism|Paul Laster|August 27, 2009|DAILY BEAST
But the simulacra of certain ghastly events that took place under that roof in past days still continue.
Three More John Silence Stories|Algernon Blackwood
Simulacra deorum immortalium depulsa sunt et statu veterum hominum deject.
Dderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes|Ludwig Dderlein
Legati deorum simulacra venerabantur, itemque ctera signa et ornamenta lacrimantes intuebantur.
Dderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes|Ludwig Dderlein

The manufacture of such paper simulacra for consumption at funerals is still an important industry in Chinese cities.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3|Various
Its buccal members are mere vestiges, useless simulacra, not real organs able to perform their duties.
Social Life in the Insect World|J. H. Fabre

British Dictionary definitions for simulacrum

simulacrum

/ (ˌsɪmjʊˈleɪkrəm) /

noun plural -cra (-krə) archaic

any image or representation of something

a slight, unreal, or vague semblance of something; superficial likeness

Word Origin for simulacrum

C16: from Latin: likeness, from simulāre to imitate, from similis like

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