/ mɪˈmetɪk; NAmE / adjective
( technical or formal ) copying the behaviour or appearance of sb/sth else
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from Greek mimētikos imitation, from mimeisthai to imitate.
/ mɪˈmetɪk; NAmE / adjective
( technical or formal ) copying the behaviour or appearance of sb/sth else
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from Greek mimētikos imitation, from mimeisthai to imitate.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005