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Definition of Mimesis

1. Noun. The imitative representation of nature and human behavior in art and literature.

2. Noun. Any disease that shows symptoms characteristic of another disease.

3. Noun. The representation of another person's words in a speech.

Definition of Mimesis

1. n. Imitation; mimicry.

Definition of Mimesis

1. mimicry [n -MESISES or -MESES] : MIMETIC [adj] - See also: mimicry

Medical Definition of Mimesis

1. 1. Hysterical simulation of organic disease. 2. The symptomatic imitation of one organic disease by another. Origin: G. Mimesis, imitation, fr. Mimeomai, to mimic (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mimesis

mimeo mimeoed mimeograph mimeograph mimeographed mimeographing mimeographs mimeograph machine mimeoing mimeos

mimer mimers mimes mimeses mimesis (current term) mimesis (current term) mimesises mimester mimesters mimetene

mimetic mimetic mimetical mimetically mimetic chorea mimetic muscles mimetic paralysis mimetism mimetite mimetite

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