simulacrum
[ sim-yuh-ley-kruh m ]
/ ˌsɪm yəˈleɪ krəm /
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.
RELATED WORDS
impression, archetype, similarity, effigy, image, imprint, replica, portrait, counterfeit, impersonation, cast, pattern, photocopy, forgery, duplicate, print, type, ersatz, clone, Xerox
Nearby words
- sims' position,
- sims, william sowden,
- simsbury,
- simul,
- simulacre,
- simulant,
- simular,
- simulate,
- simulated,
- simulation
Origin of simulacrum
1590–1600; < Latin simulācrum likeness, image, equivalent to simulā(re) to simulate + -crum instrumental suffix
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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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simulacrum
1590s, from Latin simulacrum "likeness, image, form, representation, portrait," dissimilated from *simulaclom, from simulare "to make like, imitate, copy, represent" (see simulation). The word was borrowed earlier as semulacre (late 14c.), via Old French simulacre.
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