In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
IMITATION
fake, false, faux, imitation, simulated
(adjective) not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; “it isn’t fake anything; it’s real synthetic fur”; “faux pearls”; “false teeth”; “decorated with imitation palm leaves”; “a purse of simulated alligator hide”
imitation
(noun) copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else
imitation
(noun) something copied or derived from an original
imitation
(noun) the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations
caricature, imitation, impersonation
(noun) a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
imitation (countable and uncountable, plural imitations)
The act of imitating.
(attributive) A copy or simulation; something that is not the real thing.
Antonyms
• (act of imitating): creation
Source: Wiktionary
Im"i*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. imitatio: cf. F. imitation.]
1. The act of imitating. Poesy is an art of imitation, . . . that is to say, a representing, counterfeiting, or figuring forth. Sir P. Sidney.
2. That which is made or produced as a copy; that which is made to resemble something else, whether for laudable or for fraudulent purposes; likeness; resemblance. Both these arts are not only true imitations of nature, but of the best nature. Dryden.
3. (Mus.)
Definition: One of the principal means of securing unity and consistency in polyphonic composition; the repetition of essentially the same melodic theme, phrase, or motive, on different degrees of pitch, by one or more of the other parts of voises. Cf. Canon.
4. (Biol.)
Definition: The act of condition of imitating another species of animal, or a plant, or unanimate object. See Imitate, v. t., 3.
Note: Imitation is often used adjectively to characterize things which have a deceptive appearance, simulating the qualities of a superior article; -- opposed to real or genuine; as, imitation lace; imitation bronze; imitation modesty, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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