simulacre

[ sim-yuh-ley-ker ]

/ ˈsɪm yəˌleɪ kər /

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noun Archaic.

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Origin of simulacre

1325–75; Middle English <Middle French <Latin simulācrumsimulacrum

sim·u·la·cral

[sim-yuh-ley-kruhl], /ˌsɪm yəˈleɪ krəl/, adjective