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View synonyms for mimetic
mimetic
[ mi-met-ik, mahy- ]
adjective
- characterized by, exhibiting, or of the nature of imitation or mimicry:
mimetic gestures.
- mimic or make-believe.
mimetic
/ mɪˈmɛtɪk /
adjective
- of, resembling, or relating to mimesis or imitation, as in art, etc
- biology of or exhibiting mimicry
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Derived Forms
- miˈmetically, adverb
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Other Words From
- mi·meti·cal·ly adverb
- nonmi·metic adjective
- nonmi·meti·cal·ly adverb
- unmi·metic adjective
- unmi·meti·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
So does Meditations in Green, but its incoherence feels purposeful, mimetic.
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If, however, he was not in a playing mood, he was often asked to give some of his wonderful mimetic imitations.
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The fact seems to be that ancient and modern Italy possessed the same mimetic faculty and used it in the same fashion.
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In a powerfully mimetic race like the Italians, the rudiments out of which it was constructed were, as we shall see, indigenous.
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In the drama, whose origin was the mimetic dance, the rle of women was taken by men.
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These now gained the upper hand, and finally formed independent mimetic comedies.
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