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simulacrum

[ sim-yuh-ley-kruhm ]

noun

plural simulacra
  1. a slight, unreal, or superficial likeness or semblance.
  2. an effigy, image, or representation:

    a simulacrum of Aphrodite.



simulacrum

/ ËŒ²õɪ³¾Âáʊˈ±ô±ðɪ°ì°ùÉ™³¾ /

noun

  1. any image or representation of something
  2. a slight, unreal, or vague semblance of something; superficial likeness
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of simulacrum1

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Latin ²õ¾±³¾³Ü±ôÄ峦°ù³Ü³¾ “likeness, image,†equivalent to ²õ¾±³¾³Ü±ôÄå(°ù±ð) “to pretend, imitate†+ -crum instrumental suffix; simulate
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of simulacrum1

C16: from Latin: likeness, from ²õ¾±³¾³Ü±ôÄå°ù±ð to imitate, from similis like
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Apparently, a lot of folks feel seeing people in the real world is too taxing, and it's easier to refract your urge for connection to an app that offers only an inch-deep simulacrum.

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The original manuscript of Hemingway’s book has not, alas, been rediscovered — Byers has created a simulacrum of sorts, an imagined version of “One Must First Endure.â€

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Trump isn't just a simulacrum, but one that feels nothing but contempt for the real thing, which often has less surface glamour than his gold-painted fakes.

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Similarly, the jokes throughout seem like they’re supposed to be laugh lines, but are really just a simulacrum of humor, quips without wit.

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If Schachtner’s orchestrations lack the confident stroke of the master’s pen, they remain a pleasing simulacrum of his flamboyantly emotional style.

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