imitation

[ im-i-tey-shuh n ]
/ ˌɪm ɪˈteɪ ʃən /

noun

adjective

designed to imitate a genuine or superior article or thing: imitation leather.
Jewelry. noting an artificial gem no part of which is of the true gemstone. Compare assembled, synthetic(def 5).

Origin of imitation

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin imitātiōn- (stem of imitātiō). See imitate, -ion

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British Dictionary definitions for imitation

imitation
/ (ˌɪmɪˈteɪʃən) /

noun

the act, practice, or art of imitating; mimicry
an instance or product of imitating, such as a copy of the manner of a person; impression
  1. a copy or reproduction of a genuine article; counterfeit
  2. (as modifier)imitation jewellery
(in contrapuntal or polyphonic music) the repetition of a phrase or figure in one part after its appearance in another, as in a fugue
a literary composition that adapts the style of an older work to the writer's own purposes

Derived forms of imitation

imitational, adjective