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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
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, simulacrum]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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]

Thesaurus Results for simulacrum:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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