Word of the Day.
Simulacra (plural to simulacrum): 1. Slight, unreal, or superficial likeness or semblance
2. An effigy, image, or representation.
Used in context (taken from an Updike article in New Yorker): "His errant protagonists move, in their fragile suburban simulacra of paradise, from one island of momentary happiness to the imperilled next"
"Get by with a little help from my friends"
Jimmy
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