simulacre

English

Noun

simulacre (plural simulacres)

1. A simulacrum.

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin simulācrum (“image”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [si.muˈla.kɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [si.muˈla.kɾe]

Noun

simulacre m (plural simulacres)

1. drill (activity done in preparation for a possible future event)

Further reading

• “simulacre” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin simulācrum (“image”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.my.lakʁ/

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Noun

simulacre m (plural simulacres)

1. image, statue, idol, simulacrum
2. spectre, phantom
3. travesty, mockery

Further reading

• “simulacre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.