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Simulacrum

British pronunciation/sˌɪmjʊlˈe‍ɪkɹəm/
American pronunciation/sˌɪmjʊlˈeɪkɹəm/
Simulacrum
[NOUN]
1

a thing or person that represents or resembles something or someone

synonyms : effigy
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2

an insubstantial or vague semblance

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Examples
1Suburbia is just another simulacrum.
2In some ways, the simulacrum is better than the real thing.
3The title character of Sacha Baron Cohen's Borat, for example, is a simulacrum.
4And a simulacrum can be a lot more than a piece of pop art.
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