D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Simulacrum

· Sim·u·la·crum · IPA /ˌsɪmjəˈleɪkɹəm/
01 n. A likeness; a semblance; a mock appearance; a sham; -- now usually in a derogatory sense.
pl. Simulacra ((#))
  1. 1.
    A likeness; a semblance; a mock appearance; a sham; -- now usually in a derogatory sense.
    “Beneath it nothing but a great simulacrum.” Thackeray.