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mimosis

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[mi-moh-sis, mahy-] / mɪˈmoʊ sɪs, ˈmaɪ- /

noun

Pathology.

  1. mimesis.

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For a truth, her teeth were chattering and her hands were cold, but it was nothing but mimosis brought on by the evil caldron that boiled within her wicked body.

From Mistress Penwick by Payne, Dutton

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