imitation
noun /ˌɪm.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/Definition
› [C or U] an occasion when someone or something imitates another person or thing: Ten-year-olds have started wearing lipstick and make-up in imitation of the older girls. She can do a wonderful imitation of a blackbird's song.Copying and copiesForgery C2 [C] a copy: His songs are just cheap (= low quality) imitations of Beatles tunes.Copying and copiesForgery
(Definition of imitation noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- ape verb
- blueprint noun
- carbon copy noun (DOCUMENT)
- carbon copy noun (SAME APPEARANCE)
- carbon paper noun
- derivative adjective
- forgery noun
- hijack verb
- imaging noun
- imitate verb
- imitation adjective
- photostat noun
- piracy noun (MOVIES/MUSIC)
- pirate verb
- plagiarize verb
- recreate verb
- reproduce verb (COPY)
- reproduction noun (COPY)
- simulation noun
- take-off noun (COPY)
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