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mimesis
[ mi-mee-sis, mahy- ]
/ mɪˈmi sɪs, maɪ- /
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noun
Rhetoric. imitation or reproduction of the supposed words of another, as in order to represent his or her character.
(in literature, film, art, etc.)
- imitation of the real world, as by re-creating instances of human action and events or portraying objects found in nature: This movie is a mimesis of historical events.
- the showing of a story, as by dialogue and enactment of events.Compare diegesis (def. 1).
Biology. imitation (def. 5).
Zoology. mimicry (def. 2).
Also mimosis .Pathology.
- the simulation, due to hysteria, of the symptoms of a disease.
- the simulation of the symptoms of one disease by another.
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Origin of mimesis
First recorded in 1540–50; from Greek mī́mēsis “imitation,” equivalent to mīmē- (variant stem of mīmeîsthai “to copy”) + -sis noun suffix (see -sis)
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British Dictionary definitions for mimesis
mimesis
/ (mɪˈmiːsɪs) /
noun
art literature the imitative representation of nature or human behaviour
- any disease that shows symptoms of another disease
- a condition in a hysterical patient that mimics an organic disease
biology another name for mimicry (def. 2)
rhetoric representation of another person's alleged words in a speech
Word Origin for mimesis
C16: from Greek, from mimeisthai to imitate
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Medical definitions for mimesis
mimesis
[ mĭ-mē′sĭs, mī- ]
n.
The appearance of symptoms of a disease not actually present, often caused by hysteria.
Symptomatic imitation of one organic disease by another.
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