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simulacrums

simulacrums is the plural of simulacrum.

Meaning of simulacrum

Noun

simulacrum (plural simulacra or simulacrums)

  1. A physical image or representation of a deity, person, or thing.
    • a simulacrum of a New York studio apartment
  2. 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.
    • One Life; a little gleam of Time between two Eternities; no second chance to us forevermore! It were well for us to live not as fools and simulacra, but as wise and realities.1840 May 19, Thomas Carlyle, “Lecture V. The Hero as Man of Letters. Johnson, Rousseau, Burns.”, in On Heroes, Hero-Worship and The Heroic in History, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1840...
    Synonyms:
    simulant, simulation

Questions about simulacrums

What is simulacrums the plural of?
Simulacrums is the plural of simulacrum.

Words near simulacrums in the dictionary

  1. simulacra
  2. simulacral
  3. simulacre
  4. simulacres
  5. simulacrum
  6. simulacrums
  7. simuland
  8. simulands
  9. simulant
  10. simulants
  11. simular

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