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mimesis

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/mɪˈmiːsɪs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mi mē′sis, mī-)

mi•me•sis (mi mē′sis, mī-),USA pronunciation n.

Rhetoricimitation or reproduction of the supposed words of another, as in order to represent his or her character.
Animal Behavior[Biol.]imitation.
[Zool.]mimicry.
PathologyAlso, mimosis.
- the simulation, due to hysteria, of the symptoms of a disease.
- the simulation of the symptoms of one disease by another.

Greek mí̄mēsis imitation, equivalent. to mīmē- (variant stem of mīmeîsthai to copy) + -sis -sis
1640–50

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mimesis /mɪˈmiːsɪs/ n

the imitative representation of nature or human behaviour
another name for mimicry
representation of another person's alleged words in a speech

Etymology: 16th Century: from Greek, from mimeisthai to imitate

'mimesis' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

mimetic - mimetite - mimosis - necromimesis

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