1. The imitative representation of nature and human behaviour in art and literature 
2. Any disease that shows symptoms characteristic of another disease 
3. The representation of another person's words in a speech

Derived forms: mimesises

See also: mimetic

Type of: citation, disease, imitation, quotation, quote

Part of: hysteria, hysterical neurosis

Encyclopedia: Mimesis

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