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/ˌsɪmjʊˈleɪkrəm/

noun
- 1. an image or representation of someone or something: "a small-scale simulacrum of a skyscraper"
- ▪ an unsatisfactory imitation or substitute: "a bland simulacrum of American soul music"
Word Origin late 16th century: from Latin, from simulare (see simulate).
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Simulacrum
Representation or imitation of a person or thing
A simulacrum is a representation or imitation of a person or thing. The word was first recorded in the English language in the late 16th century, used to describe a representation, such as a statue or a painting, especially of a god. By the late 19th century, it had gathered a secondary association of inferiority: an image without the substance or qualities of the original. Literary critic Fredric... Wikipedia
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