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1. imitation
noun. ['ˌɪməˈteɪʃən'] the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations.
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Rhymes with Imitation
- deinstitutionalization
- institutionalization
- self-congratulation
- antidiscrimination
- telecommunication
- nondiscrimination
- misrepresentation
- mischaracterization
- internationalization
- industrialization
- decriminalization
- transillumination
- self-determination
- renationalization
- recapitalization
- prestidigitation
- misinterpretation
- misidentification
- miscommunication
- experimentation
- excommunication
- disqualification
- discontinuation
- denationalization
- decentralization
- transplantation
- singularization
- self-perpetuation
- securitization
- reinterpretation
Sentences with imitation
1. Noun, singular or mass
Because crabmeat is the star of the show, do not use imitation crab.
Quotes about imitation
1. Were I called on to define, very briefly, the term Art, I should call it 'the reproduction of what the Senses perceive in Nature through the veil of the soul.' The mere imitation, however accurate, of what is in Nature, entitles no man to the sacred name of 'Artist.'
- Edgar Allan Poe
2. It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.
- Herman Melville
3. By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.
- Confucius
3. imitation
noun. ['ˌɪməˈteɪʃən'] copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else.
Antonyms
4. imitation
adjective. ['ˌɪməˈteɪʃən'] not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; it's real synthetic fur".
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Antonyms
5. imitation
noun. ['ˌɪməˈteɪʃən'] a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect.
