imitation : English to Binisaya - Cebuano Dictionary and Thesaurus.

English to Binisaya - Cebuano Dictionary and Thesaurus.

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Word:

imitation : inawat (n.); hinulad (n.); imitasyon (adj.); imitisyon (n.)

Glosses: (~ related words)

imitation
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"