simulacrum
noun /ˌsɪmjuˈleɪkrəm/
/ˌsɪmjuˈleɪkrəm/
(plural simulacra
(formal) /ˌsɪmjuˈleɪkrə/
/ˌsɪmjuˈleɪkrə/
)- something that looks like somebody/something else or that is made to look like somebody/something else synonym copyWord Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin, from simulare, from similis ‘like’.