mimesis

Pronunciation:		mi'meesis
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WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] the imitative representation of nature and human behavior in art and literature [n] the representation of another person's words in a speech [n] any disease that shows symptoms characteristic of another disease

	See Also:	citation, disease, hysteria, hysterical neurosis, imitation, quotation, quote

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Mi*me"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? imitation.] (Rhet. & Biol.) Imitation; mimicry.