SIMULACRUM (simulacra)

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Irregular inflected form: simulacra   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does simulacrum mean? 

• SIMULACRUM (noun)
  The noun SIMULACRUM has 2 senses:

1. an insubstantial or vague semblance

2. a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)

  Familiarity information: SIMULACRUM used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SIMULACRUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An insubstantial or vague semblance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("simulacrum" is a kind of...):

color; colour; gloss; semblance (an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

effigy; image; simulacrum

Context example:

the emperor's tomb had his image carved in stone

Hypernyms ("simulacrum" is a kind of...):

representation (a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "simulacrum"):

Guy (an effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day)

god; graven image; idol (a material effigy that is worshipped)

bird-scarer; scarecrow; scarer; straw man; strawman (an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds)

wax figure; waxwork (an effigy (usually of a famous person) made of wax)