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simulacrum

N ความคล้าย กัน kwam-kai-kan

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SIMULACRUM

Sim `u *la "crum, n.; pl. Simulacra. Etym: [L. See Simulate. ]

Defn: A likeness; a semblance; a mock appearance; a sham; -- now usually in a derogatory sense. Beneath it nothing but a great simulacrum. Thackeray.

New American Oxford Dictionary

simulacrum

sim u la crum |ˌsimyəˈlākrəm, -ˈlak- ˌsɪmjəˈleɪkrəm | ▶noun ( pl. simulacra |-ˈlākrə, -ˈlakrə | or simulacrums ) an image or representation of someone or something: a small-scale simulacrum of a skyscraper. • an unsatisfactory imitation or substitute: a bland simulacrum of American soul music. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin, from simulare (see simulate ).

Oxford Dictionary

simulacrum

simulacrum |ˌsɪmjʊˈleɪkrəm | ▶noun ( pl. simulacra |-krə | or simulacrums ) an image or representation of someone or something: a small-scale simulacrum of a skyscraper. • an unsatisfactory imitation or substitute: a bland simulacrum of American soul music. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin, from simulare (see simulate ).