English > simulacrum: 2 senses > noun 2, artifactMeaning | A representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture). |
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Synonyms | effigy, image |
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Narrower | Guy | An effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day |
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idol, graven image, god | A material effigy that is worshipped |
scarecrow, straw man, strawman, bird-scarer, scarer | An effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds |
waxwork, wax figure | An effigy (usually of a famous person) made of wax |
Broader | representation | A creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something |
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Spanish | efigie, figura, simulacro |
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Catalan | efígie, simulacre |
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