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Webster 1828 Edition


Mimetic

MIMET'IC

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Adj.
[Gr.] Apt to imitate; given to aping or mimicry.

Definition 2024


mimetic

mimetic

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Adjective

mimetic (comparative more mimetic, superlative most mimetic)

  1. Exhibiting mimesis.

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Noun

mimetic (plural mimetics)

  1. Something mimetic or imitative.
  2. (education) A type of mnemonic. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  3. (pharmacology) A substance with similar pharmacological effects to another substance.