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non-mimetic


adjective

  1. characterized by, exhibiting, or of the nature of imitation or mimicry: mimetic gestures.
  2. mimic or make-believe.

adjective

  1. of, resembling, or relating to mimesis or imitation, as in art, etc
  2. biology of or exhibiting mimicry

adj.1630s, “having an aptitude for mimicry,” from Greek mimetikos “imitative, good at imitating,” from mimetos, verbal adjective of mimeisthai “to imitate.” Originally of persons, attested of animals or plants from 1851. Related: Mimetical (1610s); mimetically. adj.

  1. Of or exhibiting mimicry.
  2. Of or relating to mimesis.
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