imitation
See also: Imitation
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English imitacioun, from Middle French imitacion, from Old French imitacion, from Latin imitatio.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editimitation (countable and uncountable, plural imitations)
- The act of imitating.
- a pale imitation
- a realistic imitation
- in imitation of
- (attributive) A copy or simulation; something that is not the real thing.
- imitation leather
Antonyms
edit- (antonym(s) of “act of imitating”): creation
Derived terms
editTranslations
editact of imitating
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copy
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French
editEtymology
editFrom Middle French imitation, from Old French imitacion, from Latin imitātiōnem.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editimitation f (plural imitations)
Related terms
editDescendants
editFurther reading
edit- “imitation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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