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
OTHER WORDS FROM imitation
Words nearby imitation
Example sentences from the Web for imitation
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
- a copy or reproduction of a genuine article; counterfeit
- (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