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imitation

im·i·ta·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [im-i-tey-shuh n]
    • /ˌɪm ɪˈteɪ ʃən/
    • /ˌɪm.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [im-i-tey-shuh n]
    • /ˌɪm ɪˈteɪ ʃən/

Definitions of imitation word

  • noun imitation a result or product of imitating. 1
  • noun imitation the act of imitating. 1
  • noun imitation a counterfeit; copy. 1
  • noun imitation a literary composition that imitates the manner or subject of another author or work. 1
  • noun imitation Biology. mimicry. 1
  • noun imitation Psychology. the performance of an act whose stimulus is the observation of the act performed by another person. 1

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Origin of imitation

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin imitātiōn- (stem of imitātiō). See imitate, -ion

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Parts of speech for Imitation

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

imitation popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

imitation usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for imitation

noun imitation

  • impersonation — to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be: He was arrested for impersonating a police officer.
  • reflection — the act of reflecting, as in casting back a light or heat, mirroring, or giving back or showing an image; the state of being reflected in this way.
  • impression — a strong effect produced on the intellect, feelings, conscience, etc.
  • clone — If someone or something is a clone of another person or thing, they are so similar to this person or thing that they seem to be exactly the same as them.
  • replica — a copy or reproduction of a work of art produced by the maker of the original or under his or her supervision.

adjective imitation

  • mock — to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
  • simulated — to create a simulation, likeness, or model of (a situation, system, or the like): to simulate crisis conditions.
  • artificial — Artificial objects, materials, or processes do not occur naturally and are created by human beings, for example using science or technology.
  • pretend — to cause or attempt to cause (what is not so) to seem so: to pretend illness; to pretend that nothing is wrong.
  • synthetic — of, pertaining to, proceeding by, or involving synthesis (opposed to analytic).

Antonyms for imitation

noun imitation

  • reality — the state or quality of being real.
  • solemnity — the state or character of being solemn; earnestness; gravity; impressiveness: the solemnity of a state funeral.
  • opposite — situated, placed, or lying face to face with something else or each other, or in corresponding positions with relation to an intervening line, space, or thing: opposite ends of a room.
  • original — belonging or pertaining to the origin or beginning of something, or to a thing at its beginning: The book still has its original binding.
  • difference — the state or relation of being different; dissimilarity: There is a great difference between the two.

adjective imitation

  • real — true; not merely ostensible, nominal, or apparent: the real reason for an act.

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