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NOUN (4)

1. the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations;

2. something copied or derived from an original;

3. copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else;

4. a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect;
[syn: caricature, imitation, impersonation]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article;
- Example: "it isn't fake anything it's real synthetic fur";
- Example: "faux pearls"
- Example: "false teeth"
- Example: "decorated with imitation palm leaves"
- Example: "a purse of simulated alligator hide"
[syn: fake, false, faux, imitation, simulated]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Imitation \Im"i*ta"tion\, n. [L. imitatio: cf. F. imitation.]
   1. The act of imitating.
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            Poesy is an art of imitation, . . . that is to say,
            a representing, counterfeiting, or figuring forth.
                                                  --Sir P.
                                                  Sidney.
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   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.
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            Both these arts are not only true imitations of
            nature, but of the best nature.       --Dryden.
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   3. (Mus.) 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.
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   4. (Biol.) The act of condition of imitating another species
      of animal, or a plant, or unanimate object. See Imitate,
      v. t., 3.
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   Note: Imitation is often used adjectively to characterize
         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.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

imitation
    adj 1: 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" [syn: fake, false, faux, imitation,
           simulated]
    n 1: the doctrine that representations of nature or human
         behavior should be accurate imitations [ant: formalism]
    2: something copied or derived from an original
    3: copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else
    4: a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic
       effect [syn: caricature, imitation, impersonation]