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Definition of Imitation

1. Noun. The doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations.

2. Adjective. Not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article. "A purse of simulated alligator hide"

3. Noun. Something copied or derived from an original.

4. Noun. Copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else.

5. Noun. A representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect.

Definition of Imitation

1. n. The act of imitating.

Definition of Imitation

1. Noun. The act of imitating. ¹

2. Noun. A copy. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Imitation

1. the act of imitating [n -S]

Medical Definition of Imitation

1. 1. The act of imitating. "Poesy is an art of imitation, . . . That is to say, a representing, counterfeiting, or figuring forth." (Sir P. Sidney) 2. That which is made or produced as a copy; that which is made to resemble something else, whether for laudable or for fraudulent purposes; likeness; resemblance. "Both these arts are not only true imitations of nature, but of the best nature." (Dryden) 3. One of the principal means of securing unity and consistency in polyphonic composition; the repetition of essentially the same melodic theme, phrase, or motive, on different degrees of pitch, by one or more of the other parts of voises. Cf. Canon. 4. The act of condition of imitating another species of animal, or a plant, or unanimate object. See Imitate. Imitation is often used adjectively to characterise things which have a deceptive appearance, simulating the qualities of a superior article; opposed to real or genuine; as, imitation lace; imitation bronze; imitation modesty, etc. Origin: L. Imitatio: cf. F. Imitation. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Imitation

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Literary usage of Imitation

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Psychological Review by American Psychological Association (1903)
"imitation AND SELECTIVE THINKING.' My original difference from Professor Baldwin was merely about the adequacy of ' imitation ' as compared with ' identity ..."

2. Psychology, General Introduction by Charles Hubbard Judd (1917)
"The importance of imitation in affect- / ing the character of animal behavior appears as soon as ... So far as communication through imitation is concerned, ..."

3. The Philosophy of Education: Being the Foundation of Education in the by Herman Harrell Horne (1907)
"To defend imitation is likely to bring down upon one's self the demand of the individualists in education that the independence of the pupil must be ..."

4. Educational Psychology: Briefer Course by Edward Lee Thorndike (1914)
"imitation imitation is a word of too many different meanings to ... Indeed, imitation is used Tjy Tarde and other sociological writers, to mean little more ..."

5. Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology: Including Many of the Principal by James Mark Baldwin (1901)
"To distinguish imitation in this limited sense from the wider meanings designated below, it has been suggested that this be called ' conscious imitation ..."

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