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The definition of imitation
5 Definitions of: imitation
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- noun, the act, practice, or art of imitating; mimicry
- noun, an instance or product of imitating, such as a copy of the manner of a person; impression
- noun, a) a copy or reproduction of a genuine article; counterfeit b) (as modifier)
- noun, (in contrapuntal or polyphonic music) the repetition of a phrase or figure in one part after its appearance in another, as in a fugue
- noun, a literary composition that adapts the style of an older work to the writer's own purposes
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| Synonyms: | echo, parody, replica, fake, reproduction, sham, forgery, carbon copy (informal), counterfeit, likeness | And more... |
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| Antonyms: | real |
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©HarperCollins 2008. Collins English Dictionary definition of imitation