mimesis

English Thesaurus

1. the imitative representation of nature and human behavior in art and literature (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	imitation,
definition	:	the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations (noun.cognition)

2. the representation of another person's words in a speech (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	citation, quotation, quote,
definition	:	a passage or expression that is quoted or cited (noun.communication)

3. any disease that shows symptoms characteristic of another disease (noun.state)

hypernym	:	disease,
definition	:	an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning (noun.state)

part meronym	:	hysteria, hysterical neurosis,
definition	:	neurotic disorder characterized by violent emotional outbreaks and disturbances of sensory and motor functions (noun.state)

4. the imitative representation of nature and human behavior in art and literature (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	mimetic,
definition	:	characterized by or of the nature of or using mimesis (adj.all)

5. the representation of another person's words in a speech (noun.communication)

derivation	:	mimetic,
definition	:	exhibiting mimicry (adj.all)

6. the imitative representation of nature and human behavior in art and literature (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	mimetic,
definition	:	characterized by or of the nature of or using mimesis (adj.all)

7. the representation of another person's words in a speech (noun.communication)

derivation	:	mimetic,
definition	:	exhibiting mimicry (adj.all)

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