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simulacra

NOUN

copy

Synonyms

STRONG

Photostat Xerox archetype carbon cast clone counterfeit counterpart ditto duplicate effigy ersatz facsimile forgery image impersonation impression imprint likeness microfiche mimeograph miniature mirror model offprint parallel pattern photocopy photograph portrait print reduplication reflection replica replication representation reprint reproduction rubbings similarity simulation study tracing transcript transcription type

WEAK

carbon copy ectype hard copy

Antonyms

STRONG

difference dissimilarity entity opposite original unlikeness

Example Sentences

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In his book "Simulacra and Simulation," Baudrillard uses the example of Disneyland to describe hyperreality.

From Salon • Jan. 17, 2024

Long before Reeves donned Neo's trench coat and shades, they asked that he read Baudrillard's 1981 book Simulacra and Simulation to prepare for the role.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2021

But the similarities, not so much to "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" or "The Simulacra," but to the amazing half-life world of "Ubik" has really drawn partner and I in.

From New York Times • Oct. 23, 2016

It’s not hard to imagine a real-life embodiment of Philip K. Dick’s The Simulacra, wherein autonomous news drones invade homes to interview people at their breakfast tables.

From Slate • Mar. 22, 2016

"Simulacra gentium argentum et aurum, opera manuum hominum," like hailstones rattled the Latin words down on my prison.

From Lords of the North by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)