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Definition of simulacrum noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

simulacrum

noun

NAmE//ˌsɪmyəˈleɪkrəm//

, NAmE//ˌsɪmyəˈlækrəm//

(pl. simulacra

NAmE//ˌsɪmyəˈleɪkrə//

, NAmE//ˌsɪmyəˈlækrə//

) (formal)

something that looks like someone or something else or that is made to look like someone or something else synonym copy

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