symulacioun

Middle English

Alternative forms

• similacion, simulacion, simulacoun, simulatioun, simylacioun, symulacion, symulacioune, symulacyoun, symylacion

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French simulation, from Old French simulacion, simulation, from Latin simulātiō; equivalent to symulen +‎ -acioun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /simiu̯ˌlaːsiˈuːn/, /simiu̯ˈlaːsjun/, /simiˈlaːsjun/

Noun

symulacioun (uncountable) (chiefly Late Middle English)

1. dissembling, dishonesty, falsification
2. (rare) representation, artifice

Descendants

• English: simulation

References

• “simū̆lāciǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.