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simular

[sim-yuh-ler]Archaic.
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noun

a person or thing that simulates; pretender.

adjective

simulated; false; counterfeit.
imitative; simulative.

Nearby words

  1. simsbury,
  2. simul,
  3. simulacre,
  4. simulacrum,
  5. simulant,
  6. simulate,
  7. simulated,
  8. simulation,
  9. simulator,
  10. simulatory

Origin of simular

1520–30; < Latin simul(āre) to simulate + -ar2, -ar1
Related formsnon·sim·u·lar, noun, adjectiveun·sim·u·lar, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for simular

simular

noun

a person or thing that simulates or imitates; sham

adjective

fake; simulated
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Word Origin and History for simular

simular

n.

1520s, "one who simulates," irregularly formed (perhaps on the model of similar) from Latin simulare "to make like, imitate, copy, represent," from stem of similis "like" (see similar). As an adjective, "simulated," from 1610s.

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