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Dictionary > Definition: imitation

Definition of imitation
  1. copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else
  2. a copy that is represented as the original
  3. the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations
  4. a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
  5. not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; "it isn''t fake anything; it''s real synthetic fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator hide"
Similar Words: counterfeit, forgery, caricature, impersonation, fake, false, faux, simulated

Hyponyms: emulation, mimicry, fake, sham, postiche, mimesis, mock-heroic, parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on

Derivational Morphology: imitate, copy, simulate, forge, fake, counterfeit, impersonate, caricature, ape

Anagrams: animation


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