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Simulacrum
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Simˊu-la′crum
,Noun.
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.
Definition 2024
simulacrum
simulacrum
English
Noun
simulacrum (plural simulacrums or simulacra)
- An image or representation.
- a simulacrum of a New York studio apartment
- A faint trace or semblance.
- a simulacrum of hope
Translations
image or representation
Latin
Etymology
From simulō
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /si.muˈlaː.krum/, [sɪ.mʊˈɫaː.krũ]
Noun
simulācrum n (genitive simulācrī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | simulācrum | simulācra |
| genitive | simulācrī | simulācrōrum |
| dative | simulācrō | simulācrīs |
| accusative | simulācrum | simulācra |
| ablative | simulācrō | simulācrīs |
| vocative | simulācrum | simulācra |
Synonyms
Descendants
References
- simulacrum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- simulacrum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- SIMULACRUM in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “simulacrum”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to make a marble statue: simulacrum e marmore facere
- to make a marble statue: simulacrum e marmore facere