IMITATION


Meaning of IMITATION in English

[im.i.ta.tion] n (14c) 1: an act or instance of imitating

2: something produced as a copy: counterfeit

3: a literary work designed to reproduce the style of another author

4: the repetition by one voice of a melody, phrase, or motive stated earlier in the composition by a different voice

5: the quality of an object in possessing some of the nature or attributes of a transcendent idea

6: the assumption of behavior observed in other individuals

[2]imitation adj (1840): resembling something else that is usu. genuine and of better quality: not real "~ leather"

Merriam-Webster English vocab.      Английский словарь Merriam Webster.