MIMESIS

mimesis

(noun) the imitative representation of nature and human behavior in art and literature

mimesis

(noun) the representation of another person’s words in a speech

mimesis

(noun) any disease that shows symptoms characteristic of another disease

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

mimesis (countable and uncountable, plural mimeses)

The representation of aspects of the real world, especially human actions, in literature and art.

(biology) Mimicry.

(medicine) The appearance of symptoms of a disease not actually present.

(rhetoric) The rhetorical pedagogy of imitation.

(rhetoric) The imitation of another's gestures, pronunciation, or utterance.

Anagrams

• mimsies

Source: Wiktionary


Mi*me"sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Rhet. & Biol.)

Definition: Imitation; mimicry.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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