imitationadjective
uk/ˌɪm.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/us/ˌɪm.əˈteɪ.ʃən/made to look like something else:
an imitation leather jacket
UK It's not real silk - it's just imitation.
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Copying and copies
- ape
- blueprint
- carbon copy
- carbon paper
- co-opt
- imitate
- imitative
- imitator
- impersonate
- impersonator
- leaf
- lift
- plagiarize
- recreate
- reinvent
- replica
- replicate
- reproduce
- reproduction
- simulation
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imitationnoun
uk/ˌɪm.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/us/ˌɪm.əˈteɪ.ʃən/[ C or U ] an occasion when someone or something imitates another person or thing:
Ten-year-olds have started wearing lipstick and make-up in imitation of the older girls.
She can do a wonderful imitation of a blackbird's song.
C2 [ C ] a copy:
His songs are just cheap (= low quality) imitations of Beatles tunes.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Copying and copies
- ape
- blueprint
- carbon copy
- carbon paper
- co-opt
- imitate
- imitative
- imitator
- impersonate
- impersonator
- leaf
- lift
- plagiarize
- recreate
- reinvent
- replica
- replicate
- reproduce
- reproduction
- simulation
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