mimic

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.5 Related terms 1.6 External links

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[edit] Etymology

< Latin mimicus < Ancient Greek μιμικός (mimikos), “‘belonging to mimes’”) < μῖμος (mimos), “‘imitator, actor’”); see mime.

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪmɪk

[edit] Verb

to mimic (third-person singular simple present mimics, present participle mimicking, simple past and past participle mimicked)

1. To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.
2. (biology) to take on the appearance of another, for protection or camouflage.

[edit] Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:imitate

[edit] Translations

• Vietnamese: nhái, bắt chước

[edit] Noun

mimic (plural mimics)

1. One who practices mimicry, or mime

[edit] Related terms

• mime
• mimicry

[edit] External links

• mimic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• mimic in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911