Autoimitation

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The imitation of oneself. countable, uncountable

    "Thiemich mentions cases of hysteria in children in which the symptoms of a preceding organic affection are continued by autoimitation long after the original condition has returned to normal."

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"Thiemich mentions cases of hysteria in children in which the symptoms of a preceding organic affection are continued by autoimitation long after the original condition has returned to normal."

Etymology

From auto- + imitation.

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