imitation
See also: Imitation
English
Etymology
From Old French imitacion, from Latin imitatio.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ɪmɪˈteɪʃən/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
imitation (countable and uncountable, plural imitations)
- The act of imitating.
- a pale imitation
- a realistic imitation
- in imitation of
- (attributive) A copy or simulation; something that is not the real thing.
- imitation leather
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “act of imitating”): creation
Derived terms
Translations
act of imitating
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copy
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French
Etymology
From Latin imitātiōnem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i.mi.ta.sjɔ̃/
Audio (file)
Related terms
Further reading
- “imitation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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