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mimesis

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

Pronounced as (IPA)
/mɪˈmiːsɪs/
Etymology

From Ancient Greek μῑ́μησις (mī́mēsis), from μιμεῖσθαι (mimeîsthai, “to imitate”), from μῖμος (mîmos, “a mime”).

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