The dictator permitted only a simulacrum of democracy.
It exists on a little island in time as a simulacrum of Muslim culture in its purity (New Yorker).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
crum — can·crum; crum; crum·bli·ness; crum·bling·ness; crum·blings; crum·bly; crum·mie; crum·mock; crum·pet; crum·pler; crum·ply; in·vo·lu·crum; lu·crum; sim·u·la·crum; crum·ble; crum·my; crum·ple; ful·crum; … English syllables
sim — al·ge·sim·e·ter; as·sim·i·la·bil·i·ty; as·sim·i·la·ble; as·sim·i·la·tion; as·sim·i·la·tion·ist; as·sim·i·la·tive; as·sim·i·la·tor; as·sim·i·la·to·ry; as·sim·i·nea; den·sim·e·ter; dis·sim·i·late; dis·sim·i·la·tion; dis·sim·i·la·to·ry;… … English syllables
simulacrum — sim·u·la·crum … English syllables
simulacrum — sim|u|la|crum [ˌsımjuˈleıkrəm] n plural simulacra [ krə] [C + of] formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: simulare; SIMULATE] something that is made to look like another thing … Dictionary of contemporary English
simulacrum — sim|u|la|crum [ ,sımjə leıkrəm ] noun count VERY FORMAL 1. ) an image that represents something 2. ) something that is slightly similar to something else … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
simulacrum — sim•u•la•crum [[t]ˌsɪm yəˈleɪ krəm[/t]] n. pl. cra ( krə). 1) a slight, unreal, or superficial likeness or semblance 2) an effigy; image; representation • Etymology: 1590–1600; < L, der. of simulāre simulate … From formal English to slang
la — ab·cha·la·zal; ab·la·tion; ab·la·ti·val; ac·an·thel·la; acan·tho·ceph·a·la; ac·cep·ti·la·tion; ac·cu·mu·la·ble; ac·cu·mu·la·tion; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; aceph·a·la; ac·er·o·la; acet·y·la·tion; acet·y·la·tor; ach·a·la·sia;… … English syllables
Simulacra — Simulacrum Sim u*la crum, n.; pl. {Simulacra}. [L. See {Simulate}.] A likeness; a semblance; a mock appearance; a sham; now usually in a derogatory sense. [1913 Webster] Beneath it nothing but a great simulacrum. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Simulacrum — Sim u*la crum, n.; pl. {Simulacra}. [L. See {Simulate}.] A likeness; a semblance; a mock appearance; a sham; now usually in a derogatory sense. [1913 Webster] Beneath it nothing but a great simulacrum. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
simulacrum — /sim yeuh lay kreuhm/, n., pl. simulacra / kreuh/. 1. a slight, unreal, or superficial likeness or semblance. 2. an effigy, image, or representation: a simulacrum of Aphrodite. [1590 1600; < L simulacrum likeness, image, equiv. to simula(re) to… … Universalium
