simulacro

Definitions of simulacro
  1. noun
    a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)
    synonyms: effigie
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    types:
    idolo
    a material effigy that is worshipped
    spauracchio, spaventapasseri
    an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds
    type of:
    descrizione, fotografia, raffigurazione, rappresentazione
    a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something
  2. noun
    something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
    synonyms: falso
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    type of:
    contraffazione, falsificazione
    something copied or derived from an original
  3. noun
    an erroneous mental representation
    synonyms: illusione, inganno, miraggio, ombra, parvenza, sogno
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    types:
    disco volante, ufo
    an (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins
    fantasma, larva, lemure, ombra, spettro
    a mental representation of some haunting experience
    type of:
    apparizione
    a mental representation
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