imitation

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations
    a copy that is represented as the original
    copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else
    a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
  • Adjective:
    not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article

Word Origin

imitation (n.)
c. 1400, "emulation; act of copying," from Old French imitacion, from Latin imitationem (nominative imitatio) "a copying, imitation," from past participle stem of imitari "to copy, portray, imitate," from PIE *im-eto-, from root *aim- "copy" (cognates: Hittite himma- "imitation, substitute"). Meaning "an artificial likeness" is from c. 1600. As an adjective, from 1840.

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Example

1. Unknowing imitation is almost a recipe for bad design .
2. Imitation is not just some new minor ability .
3. But it made no mention of the imitation disney characters .
4. He also said the suicides appeared to have a strong imitation factor .
5. This research has yielded its own evidence of the particular power of imitation .

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