mimesis
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Ancient Greek μίμησις (mīmēsis), from μιμεῖσθαι (mimeisthai, “to imitate”), from μῖμος (mīmos, “a mime”).
Pronunciation [edit]
/mɪmiːsəs/, /mImi:s@s/, mĭmēsəs
Noun [edit]
mimesis (uncountable)
- The representation of aspects of the real world, especially human actions, in literature and art.
- (biology) mimicry.
- (medicine) The appearance of symptoms of a disease not actually present.
- (rhetoric) The rhetorical pedagogy of imitation.
- (rhetoric) The imitation of another's gestures, pronunciation, or utterance.
