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imitativeness
Variant of imitative
adjective
- formed from a model; reproducing the qualities of an original or another
- given to imitating; inclined to imitate others
- not genuine or real; imitation
- approximating in sound the thing or action signified; echoic: said of such words as hiss, ripple, clang
Related Forms:
- imitatively adverb
- imitativeness noun
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