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Noun: simulacrum (simulacra,simulacrums)  ,sim-yu'ley-krum or ,sim-yu'la-krum
  1. A representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)
    "the coin bears a simulacrum of Lincoln";
    - effigy, image
     
  2. An insubstantial or vague semblance
    "The shadow on the wall was a simulacrum of a human figure"

Derived forms: simulacra, simulacrums

Type of: color [US], colour [Brit, Cdn], gloss, representation, semblance

Encyclopedia: Simulacrum