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mimetic Definition

mi·metic (mi metik, mī-)

adjective

  1. of or characterized by imitation; imitative
  2. of or characterized by mimicry

Etymology: Gr mimētikos < mimeisthai, to imitate < mimos, actor

mimetic Related Forms

mi·meti·cally adverb

mimetic Synonyms

mimetic

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mimetic Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • desire: The first is that humans copy their desires from other people; he terms this ' mimetic desire ' .
  • economy: Mimetic economies do not work well by means of doctrine alone.
  • representation: Instead, she is caught in a realm that obeys neither the laws of gravity nor those of mimetic representation.
  • form: While they are novel in mimetic form and in feeling, they are never merely experimental.
  • process: I would now like to make some links between the mimetic process, improvisation and the desire for authenticity expressed by Paco Pena.
  • violence: We have to break out of the spiral of mimetic violence.

Modifying Another Word

not: They are works of art; invented not mimetic.

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