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   im·i·ta·tion

   /ˌiməˈtāSH(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. the action of using someone or something as a model: "a child learns to speak by imitation" Similar emulationcopyingfollowingechoingparroting
   • ▪ an act of imitating a person's speech or mannerisms, especially for comic effect: "he attempted an atrocious imitation of my English accent" Similar impersonationimpressionparodymockerycaricatureburlesquetravestylampoonpastichemimicrymimickingimitatingapingmockinginformal:senduptakeoffspoof
   • ▪ the repetition of a phrase or melody in another part or voice, usually at a different pitch.
   • 2. a thing intended to simulate or copy something else: "an imitation diamond" Similar copysimulationreproductionreplicacounterfeitforgeryfake

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin imitatio(n-), from the verb imitari (see imitate).

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › imitationImitation Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   imitation: [adjective] resembling something else that is usually genuine and of better quality : not real.

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   IMITATION definition: 1. made to look like something else: 2. an occasion when someone or something imitates another…. Learn more.

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   imitation: 1 n copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else Types: echo an imitation or repetition emulation effort to equal or surpass another mimicry the resemblance of an animal species to another species or to natural objects; provides concealment and protection from predators Type of: copying an act of copying n something ...

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishIMITATION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   5 meanings: 1. the act, practice, or art of imitating; mimicry 2. an instance or product of imitating, such as a copy of the.... Click for more definitions.

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   IMITATION meaning: 1. made to look like something else: 2. an occasion when someone or something imitates another…. Learn more.

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   Imitation definition: a result or product of imitating.. See examples of IMITATION used in a sentence.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › imitationImitation - definition of imitation by The Free Dictionary

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   Define imitation. imitation synonyms, imitation pronunciation, imitation translation, English dictionary definition of imitation. n. 1. The act or an instance of imitating: gave us his imitation of a famous actor. 2.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishimitation noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Synonyms artificial artificial synthetic false man-made fake imitation These words all describe things that are not real, or not naturally produced or grown. artificial made or produced to copy something natural; not real:. artificial flowers; artificial light; synthetic made by combining chemical substances rather than being produced naturally by plants or animals:

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishIMITATION | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    IMITATION definition: 1. a copy of something that is made to look like the real thing: 2. a copy of another person's way…. Learn more.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › imitationimitation | meaning of imitation in Longman Dictionary of...

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    imitation meaning, definition, what is imitation: when you copy someone else’s actions: Learn more.