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imitative

[im-i-tey-tiv]

adjective

imitating; copying; given to imitation.

of, pertaining to, or characterized by imitation.

Biology. mimetic.

made in imitation of something; counterfeit.

onomatopoeic.

Origin:
1575–85; < Late Latin imitātīvus. See imitate, -ive

Related forms

im·i·ta·tive·ly, adverb

im·i·ta·tive·ness, noun

non·im·i·ta·tive, adjective

non·im·i·ta·tive·ly, adverb

non·im·i·ta·tive·ness, noun

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o·ver·im·i·ta·tive, adjective

o·ver·im·i·ta·tive·ly, adverb

o·ver·im·i·ta·tive·ness, noun

pre·im·i·ta·tive, adjective

un·im·i·ta·tive, adjective

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Imitative is always a great word to know.

So is prototroph. Does it mean:

profound change in form from one stage to the next in the life of an organism, as from the caterpillar to the pupa and then to the adult butterfly

an organism or cell capable of synthesizing all its metabolites from inorganic material, requiring no organic nutrients

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imitative (ˈɪmɪtətɪv)

—*adj*
1.	imitating or tending to imitate or copy
2.	characterized by imitation
3.	copying or reproducing the features of an original, esp in an inferior manner: imitative painting
4.	another word for onomatopoeic

'imitatively

—*adv*

'imitativeness

—n

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