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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Imitation \Im"i*ta"tion\, n. [L. imitatio: cf F. imitation.] 1. The act of imitating. Poesy is an art of imitation, . . . that is to say a representing, counterfeiting, or figuring forth. --Sir P. Sidney. 2. That which is made or produced as a copy; that which is made to resemble something else, whether for laudable or for fraudulent purposes; likeness; resemblance. Both these arts are not only true imitations of nature, but of the best nature. --Dryden. 3. (Mus.) One of the principal means of securing unity and consistency in polyphonic composition; the repetition of essentially the same melodic theme, phrase, or motive, on different degrees of pitch, by one or more of the other parts of voises Cf {Canon}. 4. (Biol.) The act of condition of imitating another species of animal, or a plant, or unanimate object. See {Imitate}, v. t., 3. Note: Imitation is often used adjectively to characterize things which have a deceptive appearance, simulating the qualities of a superior article; -- opposed to {real} or {genuine}; as imitation lace; imitation bronze; imitation modesty, etc From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: imitation adj 1: not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; "it isn't fake anything it's real synthetic fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated aligator hide" [syn: {fake}, {false}, {faux}, {simulated}] 2: artificial and inferior; "ersatz coffee"; "coffee substitute" [syn: {ersatz}, {substitute(p)}] n 1: the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations [ant: {formalism}] 2: a copy that is presented as the original [syn: {counterfeit}, {forgery}] 3: the act of imitating 4: a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect [syn: {caricature}, {impersonation}]
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