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Meaning of MIMESIS

Pronunciation:  mi'meesis

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WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the imitative representation of nature and human behavior in art and literature
  2. [n]  the representation of another person's words in a speech
  3. [n]  any disease that shows symptoms characteristic of another disease
 
 See Also: citation, disease, hysteria, hysterical neurosis, imitation, quotation, quote

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Mi*me"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? imitation.] (Rhet. &
Biol.)
Imitation; mimicry.
 



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