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imitation

im·i·ta·tion [ ìmmi táysh'n ]


noun  (plural im·i·ta·tions)
Definition:
 
1. act of imitating something: the act or an instance of imitating somebody or something, or of using something or somebody as a model

2. copy or fake: something made to be as much as possible like something else ( often used before a noun )

3. impression of somebody: the act of mimicking somebody, or an impression of somebody

4. music repetition of musical motif: the repetition of a musical idea such as a melody or rhythmic figure in the part for another voice or instrument, often at another pitch and sometimes with variation



adjective 
Definition:
 
not genuine: synthetic, intended as a copy of something, or not genuine
imitation leather


im·i·ta·tion·al adjective
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