imitacja

See also: imitacją

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English imitation, French imitation, German Imitation, ultimately from Latin imitātiō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /i.miˈtat͡s.ja/
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  • Rhymes: -at͡sja
  • Syllabification: i‧mi‧tac‧ja

Noun

imitacja f (related adjective imitacyjny)

  1. imitation (copy or simulation; something that is not the real thing)
    Synonym: kopia
    Antonym: oryginał
  2. imitation (act of imitating)
    Synonyms: imitatorstwo, naśladownictwo
  3. (music) imitation (repetition of a melody in a polyphonic texture shortly after its first appearance in a different voice)

Declension

adjectives
  • imitatorski
nouns
verbs

Further reading

  • imitacja in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • imitacja in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • imitacja in PWN's encyclopedia
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