simulacro — meaning in English
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English meaning
- dummy noun A model or replica of a person or object, used as a stand-in.
- ghost noun The soul of a dead person believed to appear to or haunt the living.
- simulacrum noun A physical image or representation of a deity, person, or thing.
Senses
simulacro is used for these senses in English:
- dummy A deliberately nonfunctional device or tool used in place of a functional one.
- ghost A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.
- mock-up A scale or full-size model of a design or device which is not fully functional, used for teaching, demonstration, design evaluation, promotion, or other purposes.
- simulacrum A physical image or representation of a deity, person, or thing.
dummy — full definition
- noun A model or replica of a person or object, used as a stand-in.
- noun (informal) A stupid person, or a mild term of address.
- noun (British) A pacifier; a rubber or plastic nipple given to a baby to suck on.
- noun A fake or non-functional version of something, used for practice, testing, or deception.
- verb (sports) To fake a pass, kick, or move to deceive an opponent.
ghost — full definition
- noun The soul of a dead person believed to appear to or haunt the living.
- verb To suddenly stop all communication with someone, especially in a relationship, without any explanation.
- verb To secretly write or produce work credited to someone else (short for ghostwrite).
- verb To make a visual element look faint or grayed-out to show it can't currently be used.