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mimesis

/mɪˈmiːsɪs/ · noun

Meaning

  1. The representation of aspects of the real world, especially human actions, in literature and art.
  2. Mimicry.
  3. The appearance of symptoms of a disease not actually present.
  4. The rhetorical pedagogy of imitation.
  5. The imitation of another's gestures, pronunciation, or utterance.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data