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imitation
[ im-i-tey-shuhn ]
/ ĖÉŖm ÉŖĖteÉŖ ŹÉn /
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noun
adjective
designed to imitate a genuine or superior article or thing: imitation leather.
Jewelry. noting an artificial gem no part of which is of the true gemstone.Compare assembled, synthetic (def. 5).
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British Dictionary definitions for imitation
imitation
/ (ĖÉŖmÉŖĖteÉŖŹÉn) /
noun
the act, practice, or art of imitating; mimicry
an instance or product of imitating, such as a copy of the manner of a person; impression
- a copy or reproduction of a genuine article; counterfeit
- (as modifier)imitation jewellery
(in contrapuntal or polyphonic music) the repetition of a phrase or figure in one part after its appearance in another, as in a fugue
a literary composition that adapts the style of an older work to the writer's own purposes
Derived forms of imitation
imitational, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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