SIMULACRUM

effigy, image, simulacrum

(noun) 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”

simulacrum

(noun) an insubstantial or vague semblance

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

simulacrum (plural simulacrums or simulacra)

An image or representation.

A faint trace or semblance.

Source: Wiktionary


Sim`u*la"crum, n.; pl. Simulacra. Etym: [L. See Simulate.]

Definition: A likeness; a semblance; a mock appearance; a sham; -- now usually in a derogatory sense. Beneath it nothing but a great simulacrum. Thackeray.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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