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Pos: Noun
[WORDNET DICTIONARY]

Noun simulacrum has 2 senses

1.  simulacrum(n = noun.attribute) - an insubstantial or vague semblance;
is a kind of
color, colour, gloss, semblance

2.  simulacrum(n = noun.artifact) effigy, image - a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture); "the coin bears an effigy of Lincoln"; "the emperor's tomb had his image carved in stone"
is a kind of representation
has particulars: guy, god, graven image, idol, bird-scarer, scarecrow, scarer, straw man, strawman, wax figure, waxwork


[CIDE DICTIONARY]

simulacrum, n. [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." [1913 Webster]


[OXFORD DICTIONARY]

simulacrum, n. (pl. simulacra)
1 an image of something.
2 a a shadowy likeness; a deceptive substitute. b mere pretence.

Etymology:
L (as SIMULATE)