To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
simulacra
***Is that spanish for "show off"?
sim•u•la•crum
sɪmyəˈleɪkrəmShow Spelled[sim-yuh-ley-kruhm] Show IPA
noun, plural sim•u•la•cra
1. a slight, unreal, or superficial likeness or semblance.
2. an effigy, image, or representation: a simulacrum of Aphrodite.
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Origin:
1590–1600; < Latin simulācrum likeness, image, equivalent to simulā ( re ) to simulate + -crum instrumental suffix
3,061 posted on
08/13/2012 11:39:06 PM PDT by
Kevmo
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To: Kevmo
I offer no further apologies. Words are GOOD. ;)
3,062 posted on
08/13/2012 11:41:06 PM PDT by
KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
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