Meaning of SIMULACRUM
| Pronunciation: | | `simyu'leykrum
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- [n] a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture); "the coin bears an effigy of Lincoln"; "the emperor's tomb had his image carved in stone"
- [n] an insubstantial or vague semblance
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| | Synonyms: | | effigy, image |
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| | See Also: | | bird-scarer, color, colour, god, graven image, Guy, idol, representation, scarecrow, scarer, semblance, strawman, wax figure, waxwork | |
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| | Definition: | | \Sim`u*la"crum\, n.; pl. {Simulacra}. [L. See
{Simulate}.]
A likeness; a semblance; a mock appearance; a sham; -- now
usually in a derogatory sense.
Beneath it nothing but a great simulacrum. --Thackeray.
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