simulacra

 [sim-yuh-ley-kruhm]  

sim·u·la·crum

   [sim-yuh-ley-kruhm]
noun, plural sim·u·la·cra  [-kruh] .
1.
a slight, unreal, or superficial likeness or semblance.
2.
an effigy, image, or representation: a simulacrum of Aphrodite.
Origin:
1590–1600; < Latin simulācrum likeness, image, equivalent to simulā(re) to simulate + -crum instrumental suffix
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