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adjective
1.
characterized by, exhibiting, or of the nature of imitation or mimicry: mimetic gestures.
2.
mimic or make-believe.
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Mimetic
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Example Sentences
- Several episodes had comparable mimetic or dramatic elements.
- Others use the mimetic aspects artfully and persuasively.
- For caricature to exist in the first place there has to be a tradition of mimetic realism in place.
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Word Origin & History
mimetic
1630s, "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.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
mimetic mi·met·ic (mĭ-mět'ĭk, mī-)
adj.
Of or exhibiting mimicry.
Of or relating to mimesis.
mi·met'i·cal·ly adv.
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