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View synonyms for mimetic

mimetic

[ mi-met-ik, mahy- ]

adjective

  1. characterized by, exhibiting, or of the nature of imitation or mimicry:

    mimetic gestures.

  2. mimic or make-believe.


mimetic

/ mɪˈmɛtɪk /

adjective

  1. of, resembling, or relating to mimesis or imitation, as in art, etc
  2. biology of or exhibiting mimicry


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Derived Forms

  • miˈmetically, adverb

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Other Words From

  • mi·meti·cal·ly adverb
  • nonmi·metic adjective
  • nonmi·meti·cal·ly adverb
  • unmi·metic adjective
  • unmi·meti·cal·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of mimetic1

1625–35; < Greek mīmētikós imitative, equivalent to mīmē- ( mimesis ) + -tikos -tic

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Example Sentences

So does Meditations in Green, but its incoherence feels purposeful, mimetic.

If, however, he was not in a playing mood, he was often asked to give some of his wonderful mimetic imitations.

The fact seems to be that ancient and modern Italy possessed the same mimetic faculty and used it in the same fashion.

In a powerfully mimetic race like the Italians, the rudiments out of which it was constructed were, as we shall see, indigenous.

In the drama, whose origin was the mimetic dance, the rle of women was taken by men.

These now gained the upper hand, and finally formed independent mimetic comedies.

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