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)

dissembling, dishonesty, falsification
(rare) representation, artifice

Descendants

English: simulation

References

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

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