Plural of simulacrum

Forms of simulacrum

Simulacra and simulacrums in a sentence

• The future is more overpriced Pabsts at dive-bar simulacrums.2018, Ling Ma, chapter 1, in Severance, New York, N.Y.: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, →ISBN, page 13
• We make simulacra out of mandrakes—like the manicurist in the barber shop.1963, Lester del Rey, The Sky Is Falling. From the entry manicurist
• It is postmodern simulation and simulacra of itself.2017 July 19, Matthew Flisfeder, “Future Imperfect; or, "It's Easier to Imagine the End of the World..."”, in Red Wedge Magazine. From the entry capitalist realism
• Wielding the simulacra of phallocratic corporate power, pop artists (like the diminutive, neuterlike Wizard of Oz) symbolically pursued their only hope of securing some of that male power themselves.2004, Martha Rosler, Decoys and Disruptions: Selected Writings, 1975-2001, page 95. From the entry neuterlike

Meaning of simulacrum

1. noun A physical image or representation of a deity, person, or thing.
2. noun A thing which has the appearance or form of another thing, but not its true qualities; a thing which simulates another thing; an imitation; a semblance.

Full definition of simulacrum

Nouns ending in -um: plural -a

• minimum (minima)
• medium (media)
• maximum (maxima)
• spectrum (spectra)
• curriculum (curricula)
• referendum (referenda)
• millennium (millennia)
• consortium (consortia)
• podium (podia)
• aquarium (aquaria)
• optimum (optima)
• gymnasium (gymnasia)

More about simulacrum

• Meaning of simulacrum
• Simulacrum in a sentence
• Simulacrum in Urdu
• Simulacrum in Bengali
• Simulacrum in Arabic

Questions about the plural of simulacrum

What is the plural of simulacrum?

The plural of simulacrum is simulacra or simulacrums.

Which is correct, simulacra or simulacrums?

Both are used. simulacra is the more common of the two in English writing.

Is simulacrum countable?

Simulacrum is a countable noun.