n.
Pronunciation: ˌ sim-y ə - ' la-kr ə m, - ' l ā -
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -cra \ -kr ə \ 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