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mi⋅met⋅ic

  [mi-met-ik, mahy-]
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–adjective
1. characterized by, exhibiting, or of the nature of imitation or mimicry: mimetic gestures.
2. mimic or make-believe.
Origin:
1625–35; < Gk mīmētikós imitative, equiv. to mīmē- (see mimesis ) + -tikos -tic

Related forms:
mi⋅met⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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mi·met·ic   (mĭ-mět'ĭk, mī-)   
adj.  

  1. Relating to, characteristic of, or exhibiting mimicry.

    1. Of or relating to an imitation; imitative.

    2. Using imitative means of representation: a mimetic dance.


[Greek mīmētikos, from mīmēsis, mimicry; see mimesis.]
mi·met'i·cal·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

mimetic 
1637, "having an aptitude for mimicry," from Gk. mimetikos "imitative," from mimetos, verbal adj. of mimeisthai "to imitate." Originally of persons, attested of animals or plants from 1851.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: mi·met·ic
Pronunciation: m&-'met-ik, mI-
Function: adjective
: simulating the action or effect of —usually used incombination mimetic drugs> mimetic activity>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

mimetic mi·met·ic (mĭ-mět'ĭk, mī-)
adj.

  1. Of or exhibiting mimicry.

  2. Of or relating to mimesis.

mi·met'i·cal·ly adv.

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