simulacre

English

Noun

simulacre (plural simulacres)

1. A simulacrum.

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin simulācrum (“image”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

simulacre m (plural simulacres)

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

Further reading

• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “simulacre”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

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