imitation

1. n. The act of imitating. Source: opted

2. n. 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. Source: opted

3. n. 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. Source: opted

4. n. The act of condition of imitating another species of animal, or a plant, or unanimate object. See Imitate, v. t., 3. Source: opted

5. adj. not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article Source: wordnet

6. n. the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations Source: wordnet

7. n. something copied or derived from an original Source: wordnet

8. n. copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else Source: wordnet

9. n. a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect Source: wordnet

10. 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. (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. 4. (Biol.) The act of condition of imitating another species of animal, or a plant, or unanimate object. See Imitate, v. t., 3. 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. Source: webster

11. One of the principal means of securing unity and consistency inpolyphonic composition; the repetition of essentially the samemelodic theme, phrase, or motive, on different degrees of pitch, byone or more of the other parts of voises. Cf. Canon. Source: adambom

12. n:100 n. the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations n. something copied or derived from an original n. copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else Source: ecdict

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