mimetic

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μῑμητικός (mīmētikós, imitative).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɪˈmɛtɪk/
  • Rhymes: -ɛtɪk
  • Homophone: memetic (some accents)

Adjective

mimetic (comparative more mimetic, superlative most mimetic)

  1. Exhibiting mimesis.
  2. Imitative.
    • 2022 November 27, Barney Ronay, “Welcome to Lusail: Lego-city of the gods and one of the strangest places on earth”, in The Guardian:
      This is a planned city, built wholesale from scratch, and coloured with a mimetic sense of humour. Lusail has a replica Place Vendôme. Lusail has a fake Beverly Hills (still under construction).

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Noun

mimetic (plural mimetics)

  1. Something mimetic or imitative.
  2. (education) A type of mnemonic in the form of a picture. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  3. (pharmacology) A substance with similar pharmacological effects as another substance or as a lifestyle intervention such as diet or exercise.
    caloric restriction mimetic
    exercise mimetic
    serotonin mimetic

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French mimétique.

Adjective

mimetic m or n (feminine singular mimetică, masculine plural mimetici, feminine and neuter plural mimetice)

  1. mimetic

Declension

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