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n. (cognition) | 1. imitation | the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations. |
| ~ doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought | a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school. |
| ~ mimesis | the imitative representation of nature and human behavior in art and literature. |
n. (artifact) | 2. imitation | something copied or derived from an original. |
| ~ copy | a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing.; "she made a copy of the designer dress"; "the clone was a copy of its ancestor" |
| ~ fake, sham, postiche | something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be. |
| ~ counterfeit, forgery | a copy that is represented as the original. |
n. (act) | 3. imitation | copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else. |
| ~ copying | an act of copying. |
| ~ echo | an imitation or repetition.; "the flower arrangement was created as an echo of a client's still life" |
| ~ emulation | effort to equal or surpass another. |
| ~ mimicry | the resemblance of an animal species to another species or to natural objects; provides concealment and protection from predators. |
n. (communication) | 4. caricature, imitation, impersonation | a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect. |
| ~ mock-heroic | a satirical imitation of heroic verse. |
| ~ humor, wit, witticism, wittiness, humour | a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter. |
| ~ charade, lampoon, parody, pasquinade, put-on, sendup, spoof, burlesque, mockery, travesty, takeoff | a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way. |
adj. | 5. fake, false, faux, imitation, simulated | not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article.; "it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator hide" |
| ~ artificial, unreal | contrived by art rather than nature.; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners" |
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