sim·u·la·crum
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Audio Help [sim-yuh-ley-kruh
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Audio Help [-kruh] Pronunciation Key. | 1. | a slight, unreal, or superficial likeness or semblance. |
| 2. | an effigy, image, or representation: a simulacrum of Aphrodite. |
[Origin: 1590–1600; < L simulācrum likeness, image, equiv. to simulā(re) to simulate + -crum instrumental suffix
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Simulacra
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n. pl. sim·u·la·cra (-lā'krə, -lāk'rə)
[Latin simulācrum (from simulāre, to simulate; see simulate) + -crum, n. suff.] |
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