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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress);
[syn: mimic, mimicker]


VERB (1)

1. imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect;
- Example: "The actor mimicked the President very accurately"
[syn: mimic, mime]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. constituting an imitation;
- Example: "the mimic warfare of the opera stage"- Archibald Alison


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Mimic \Mim"ic\, Mimical \Mim"ic*al\, a. [L. mimicus, Gr. ?, fr. ? mime: cf. F. mimique. See Mime.] [1913 Webster] 1. Imitative; mimetic. [1913 Webster] Oft, in her absence, mimic fancy wakes To imitate her. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Man is, of all creatures, the most mimical. --W. Wotton. [1913 Webster] 2. Consisting of, or formed by, imitation; imitated; as, mimic gestures. "Mimic hootings." --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster] 3. (Min.) Imitative; characterized by resemblance to other forms; -- applied to crystals which by twinning resemble simple forms of a higher grade of symmetry. [1913 Webster] Note: Mimic often implies something droll or ludicrous, and is less dignified than imitative. [1913 Webster] Mimic beetle (Zool.), a beetle that feigns death when disturbed, esp. the species of Hister and allied genera. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Mimic \Mim"ic\, n. One who imitates or mimics, especially one who does so for sport; a copyist; a buffoon. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Mimic \Mim"ic\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mimicked; p. pr. & vb. n. Mimicking.] [1913 Webster] 1. To imitate or ape for sport; to ridicule by imitation. [1913 Webster] The walk, the words, the gesture, could supply, The habit mimic, and the mien belie. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) To assume a resemblance to (some other organism of a totally different nature, or some surrounding object), as a means of protection or advantage. [1913 Webster] Syn: To ape; imitate; counterfeit; mock. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

mimic adj 1: constituting an imitation; "the mimic warfare of the opera stage"- Archibald Alison n 1: someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress) [syn: mimic, mimicker] v 1: imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect; "The actor mimicked the President very accurately" [syn: mimic, mime]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

MIMIC An early language designed by J.H. Andrews of the NIH in 1967 for solving engineering problems such as differential equations that would otherwise have been done on an analog computer. ["MIMIC, An Alternative Programming Language for Industrial Dynamics, N.D. Peterson, Socio-Econ Plan Sci. 6, Pergamon 1972]. (1995-01-19)