simulacrum (An image or representation of something)

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• simulacrum — ► NOUN (pl. simulacra or simulacrums) 1) an image or representation of someone or something. 2) an unsatisfactory imitation or substitute. ORIGIN Latin, from simulare copy, represent …   English terms dictionary

• image —    by John Lechte   The key to understanding the image in Baudrillard s work is that it is not representational. In other words, it does not re present reality or the real. Semiotically speaking, the existence of the referent is problematic. All… …   The Baudrillard dictionary

• simulacrum — sim·u·la·crum || ‚sɪmjÉ™ leɪkrÉ™m / mjÊŠ l n. likeness, image, representation; semblance, something that somewhat resembles something else …   English contemporary dictionary

• simulacrum — [ˌsɪmjʊ leɪkrəm] noun (plural simulacra krə or simulacrums) 1》 an image or representation of someone or something. 2》 an unsatisfactory imitation or substitute. Origin C16: from L., from simulare (see simulate) …   English new terms dictionary

• image — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. picture, reflection, double, counterpart, likeness; portrait, statue, figure; idea, concept. See similarity, appearance, representation, figurative. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Mental impression] Syn.… …   English dictionary for students

• representation —    by John Marks    Representation , for Deleuze, entails an essentially moral view of the world, explicitly or implicitly drawing on what everybody knows , and he conceives of philosophy as an antidote to this view. Representation cannot help us …   The Deleuze dictionary

• representation —    by John Marks    Representation , for Deleuze, entails an essentially moral view of the world, explicitly or implicitly drawing on what everybody knows , and he conceives of philosophy as an antidote to this view. Representation cannot help us …   The Deleuze dictionary

• simulacrum — noun (plural simulacra; also crums) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from simulare Date: 15th century 1. image, representation < a reasonable simulacrum of reality Martin Mayer > 2. an insubstantial form or semblance of something ; trace …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• copy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Reproduction Nouns 1. copy, facsimile, counterpart, effigy, form, semblance, cast[ing], ecotype, fake; imitation; model, study, portrait (see representation); tracing; duplicate; photocopy, instant copy …   English dictionary for students

• Simulacra and Simulation — infobox Book | name = Simulacra and Simulation title orig = Simulacres et Simulation translator = Sheila Glaser image caption = Cover of English translation author = Jean Baudrillard illustrator = cover artist = country = France language = French …   Wikipedia

• simulation —    by Andrew Wernick   Simulation is a key Baudrillardian concept, and for many the one by which he is best known. In Latin, simulare (from the same Indo European root as same in English) means to copy. In modern English, simulation came to have… …   The Baudrillard dictionary