imitation
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ɪˈteɪ noun
1.
a result or product of imitating.
2.
the act of imitating.
3.
a counterfeit; copy.
4.
a literary composition that imitates the manner or subject of another author or work.
5.
Biology, mimicry.
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Psychology. the performance of an act whose stimulus is the observation of the act performed by another person.
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Sociology. the copying of patterns of activity and thought of other groups or individuals.
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Music. the repetition of a melodic phrase at a different pitch or key from the original or in a different voice part.
adjective
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designed to imitate a genuine or superior article or thing: imitation leather.
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imitation (ˌɪmɪˈteɪʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act, practice, or art of imitating; mimicry |
| 2. | an instance or product of imitating, such as a copy of the manner of a person; impression |
| 3. | a. a copy or reproduction of a genuine article; counterfeit |
| b. (as modifier): imitation jewellery | |
| 4. | (in contrapuntal or polyphonic music) the repetition of a phrase or figure in one part after its appearance in another, as in a fugue |
| 5. | a literary composition that adapts the style of an older work to the writer's own purposes |
| imi'tational | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
imitation
c.1500, from O.Fr. imitacion, from L. imitationem (nom. imitatio) "imitation," from imitari "to copy, portray, imitate," from PIE *im-eto-, from base *aim- "copy." (Related to L. imago, see image). The verb imitate is first recorded 1530s.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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imitation
in psychology, the reproduction or performance of an act that is stimulated by the perception of a similar act by another animal or person. Essentially, it involves a model to which the attention and response of the imitator are directed
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Example sentences
Scientists behind the discovery say elephants are capable of vocal imitation and learning.
These sorts of studies are crucial to our field lifting the veil of imitation that dance education has relied on too long.
Imitation is thought to be the sincerest form of flattery-even when the mimic and model are unaware of the mimicry.
On the one hand, imitation is the highest form of praise.
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