Simulacrum Definition

sĭmyə-lākrəm, -lăkrəm
simulacra
noun
simulacra
An image; likeness.
Webster's New World
A vague representation; semblance.
Webster's New World
A mere pretense; sham.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Simulacrum

Noun

Singular:
simulacrum
Plural:
simulacra, simulacrums

Origin of Simulacrum

  • Latin simulācrum (from simulāre to simulate simulate) -crum n. suff

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Simulacrum Sentence Examples

  • Darwinian natural selection, although it involves no true design at all, can produce an uncanny simulacrum of true design.

  • It is more difficult to create a convincing digital simulacrum of reality than it is to create a reality that only exists digitally.

  • If you present a simulacrum of a 17th century performance to a 20th century audience, what response do you get?

  • Perhaps most of us are well aware that, in this age of infotainment, politics is a mere simulacrum of politics.

  • Among the trees, girls dance in a not completely convincing simulacrum of wild abandon.

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Words Starting With

SSISIM

Words Ending With

MUMRUM

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