I. ˌi-mə-ˈtā-shən noun
Date: 14th century
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
II. adjective
Date: 1818
: resembling something else that is usually genuine and of better quality : not real
imitation leather