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mim·ic

   [mim-ik] verb, -icked, -ick·ing, noun, adjective
verb (used with object)
1.
to imitate or copy in action, speech, etc., often playfully or derisively.
2.
to imitate in a servile or unthinking way; ape.
3.
to be an imitation of; simulate; resemble closely.
noun
4.
a person who mimics, especially a performer skilled in mimicking others.
5.
a copy or imitation of something.
6.
a performer in a mime.

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adjective
7.
imitating or copying something, often on a smaller scale: a mimic battle.
8.
apt at or given to imitating; imitative; simulative.
Origin:
1580–90; < Latin mīmicus < Greek mīmikós. See mime, -ic

Related forms
mim·ick·er, noun
un·mim·icked, adjective

Synonyms
1. follow, mock; impersonate; simulate, counterfeit. 7. mock, simulated.

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  • Lights bright enough to mimic true day light.
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mimic (ˈmɪmɪk)
 
—vb , -ics, -icking, -icked
1.  to imitate (a person, a manner, etc), esp for satirical effect; ape: known mainly for his ability to mimic other singers
2.  to take on the appearance of; resemble closely: certain flies mimic wasps
3.  to copy closely or in a servile manner
 
—n
4.  a person or an animal, such as a parrot, that is clever at mimicking
5.  an animal that displays mimicry
 
—adj
6.  of, relating to, or using mimicry; imitative
7.  simulated, make-believe, or mock
 
[C16: from Latin mīmicus, from Greek mimikos, from mimosmime]
 
'mimicker
 
—n

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Word Origin & History

mimic
1580s (n.), 1590s (adj.), 1680s (v.), from L. mimicus, from Gk. mimikos "of or pertaining to mimes," from mimos "mime." Related: Mimicked; mimicking.
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Medical Dictionary

mimic mim·ic (mĭm'ĭk)
v. mim·icked, mim·ick·ing, mim·ics

  1. To resemble closely; simulate.

  2. To take on the appearance of.

mim'ic adj. & n.

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Computing Dictionary

MIMIC definition

language
An early language designed by J.H. Andrews of the NIH in 1967 for solving engineering problems such as differential equations that would otherwise have been done on an analog computer.
["MIMIC, An Alternative Programming Language for Industrial Dynamics, N.D. Peterson, Socio-Econ Plan Sci. 6, Pergamon 1972].
(1995-01-19)

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Abbreviations & Acronyms
MIMIC
microwave/millimeter wave monolithic integrated circuit
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