imitation

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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noun the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations
noun something copied or derived from an original
noun copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else

From Middle English imitacioun, from Middle French imitacion, from Old French imitacion, from Latin imitatio.

It was a marvellous imitation. — Peter Pan : $b [Peter and Wendy], J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie
Imitation crocodile-skin notebook with pencil. — The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition, Rudyard Kipling
I refer to your imitation. — A Woman at Bay; Or, A Fiend in Skirts, Nicholas (House name) Carter

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