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simulacra  

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  • Simulacra are representations that have no direct relation to the referent system. In its original meaning, the Latin word simulacrum means “likeness” and “similarity.” A simulacrum is a representation of an object or a person that may or may not exist. [Source: Encyclopedia of Gender in Media; Simulacra]

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