| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| simulacrum |
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| SYLLABICATION: | sim·u·la·crum |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  s m y -l  krm, -l krm |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. sim·u·la·cra (-lkr, -lkr)
1. An image or representation. 2. An unreal or vague semblance. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin simulcrum (from simulre, to simulate; see simulate) + -crum, n. suff.
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