IMITANCY

Etymology

Noun

imitancy (uncountable)

Tendency to imitation.

Anagrams

• intimacy, minacity

Source: Wiktionary


Im"i*tan*cy, n. Etym: [From L. imitans, p. pr. of imitare.]

Definition: Tendency to imitation. [R.] Carlyle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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