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mimic

[ mim-ik ]
/ ˈmɪm ɪk /
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verb (used with object), mimĀ·icked, mimĀ·ickĀ·ing.
noun
adjective
imitating or copying something, often on a smaller scale: a mimic battle.
apt at or given to imitating; imitative; simulative.
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Origin of mimic

1580–90; <Latin mÄ«micus<Greek mÄ«mikós.See mime, -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM mimic

mimĀ·ickĀ·er, noununĀ·mimĀ·icked, adjective
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How to use mimic in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for mimic

mimic
/ (ˈmɪmɪk) /

verb -ics, -icking or -icked (tr)
noun
a person or an animal, such as a parrot, that is clever at mimicking
an animal that displays mimicry
adjective
of, relating to, or using mimicry; imitative
simulated, make-believe, or mock

Derived forms of mimic

mimicker, noun

Word Origin for mimic

C16: from Latin mīmicus, from Greek mimikos, from mimos mime
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