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Webster 1913 Edition

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Noun.

[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] imitation.]

(Rhet. & Biol.)

Imitation; mimicry.

Noun.

[Gr.] In rhetoric, imitation of the voice or gestures of another.

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.

the representation of aspects of the real world, especially human actions

mimesis f ‎(plural mimesis)