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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Simulacrum \Sim`u*la"crum\, n.; pl. Simulacra. [L. See
     Simulate.]
     A likeness; a semblance; a mock appearance; a sham; -- now
     usually in a derogatory sense.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Beneath it nothing but a great simulacrum. --Thackeray.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Simulacrum \Sim`u*la"crum\, n.; pl. Simulacra. [L. See
     Simulate.]
     A likeness; a semblance; a mock appearance; a sham; -- now
     usually in a derogatory sense.
  
           Beneath it nothing but a great simulacrum. --Thackeray.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  simulacrum
       n 1: an insubstantial or vague semblance
       2: 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" [syn: effigy,
           image]
       [also: simulacra (pl)]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  simulacrum
     n.
     An image or representation.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  simulacrum
     n.
     An image or representation.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  simulacrum
     n.
     An image or representation.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  simulacrum
     n.
     An image or representation.

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  simulacrum //ˌsimjəˈleɪkɹəm// 
  1. смътна представа
  faint trace
  2. образ, подобие
  image or representation

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  simulacrum /sˌɪmjʊlˈeɪkɹəm/ 
  představa

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  simulacrum /sˌɪmjʊlˈeɪkɹəm/
  Scheinbild , Abbild 

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  simulacrum //ˌsimjəˈleɪkɹəm// 
  1. häivä, pilkahdus
  faint trace
  2. kuva, malli
  image or representation

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  simulacrum /sˌɪmjʊlˈeɪkɹəm/
  1. (çoğ.) -cra) suret, hayal
  2. hafif benzeyiş, taklit.

From Lateinisch-Deutsch FreeDict-Wörterbuch ver. 1.0.3 :   [ freedict:lat-deu ]

  simulacrum (simulacri ) 
  1. Götterbild
  2. Abbild

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  209 Moby Thesaurus words for "simulacrum":
     Prospero, acting, affectation, airiness, ally, alter ego, analogon,
     analogue, angle, appearance, aspect, associate, attitudinizing,
     bluff, bluffing, brother, certified copy, cheat, cheating,
     clinquant, close copy, close match, cognate, color, coloring,
     companion, complement, configuration, congenator, congener,
     coordinate, copy, correlate, correlative, correspondent,
     counterfeit, counterpart, dead ringer, deception, delusion,
     delusiveness, disguise, dissemblance, dissembling, dissimulation,
     double, dummy, duplicate, ectype, effect, effigy, eidolon,
     equivalent, ersatz, exact likeness, facade, face, facet, fair copy,
     faithful copy, fake, fakement, fakery, faking, fallaciousness,
     false air, false appearance, false front, false light, false show,
     falseness, falsity, fashion, feature, feigning, feint, fellow,
     figure, forgery, form, four-flushing, frame-up, fraud, front,
     gestalt, gilt, gloss, guise, hoax, humbug, humbuggery, icon,
     idealization, idol, illusionism, illusionist, illusiveness, image,
     imago, imitation, immateriality, impostor, imposture, impression,
     junk, kindred spirit, light, like, likeness, lineaments,
     living image, living picture, look, magic, magic act, magic show,
     magician, manner, masquerade, match, mate, meretriciousness,
     miniature, mirroring, mock, model, near duplicate, obverse,
     ostentation, outward show, parallel, paste, pasticcio, pastiche,
     pendant, phase, phasis, phony, photograph, picture, pinchbeck,
     playacting, portrait, pose, posing, posture, prestidigitation,
     pretense, pretension, pretext, put-on, put-up job, reciprocal,
     reference, reflection, regard, representation, resemblance,
     respect, ringer, rip-off, rubbing, second self, seeming, semblance,
     shadow, sham, shape, shoddy, show, showing, side, similitude,
     simulation, sister, slant, sleight of hand, sorcerer, sorcery,
     soul mate, specious appearance, speciousness, spit, spit and image,
     spitting image, style, such, suchlike, swindle, tally, the like of,
     the likes of, tinsel, total effect, trace, tracing, twin, twist,
     unactuality, unreality, unsubstantiality, varnish, very image,
     very picture, view, viewpoint, whited sepulcher, window dressing,
     wise
  
  

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 像,影,模拟物

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