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Mimic

//ˈmɪm.ɪk// adj, noun, verb

Adjective

1
Pertaining to mimicry; imitative. not-comparable
"I think every man is cloied and wearied, with seeing so many apish and mimicke trickes, that juglers teach their Dogges, as the dances, where they misse not one cadence of the sounds or notes they heare[…]."
2
Mock, pretended. not-comparable
3
Imitative; characterized by resemblance to other forms; applied to crystals which by twinning resemble simple forms of a higher grade of symmetry. not-comparable

Adjective

Noun

1
A person who practices mimicry; especially:; A mime.
2
someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress) wordnet
3
A person who practices mimicry; especially:; A comic who does impressions.
4
An entity that mimics another entity, such as a disease that resembles another disease in its signs and symptoms; see the great imitator.
5
An imitation.
"Jess jumped slightly at hearing Tillyʼs extremely accurate mimic of her voice."

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6
A fictional monster able to disguise itself as an inanimate object, commonly a treasure chest, often with the intent of luring adventurers into a trap.

Verb

1
To imitate, especially in order to ridicule. transitive
"An artificial kidney these days still means a refrigerator-sized dialysis machine. Such devices mimic the way real kidneys cleanse blood and eject impurities and surplus water as urine."
2
imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect wordnet
3
To take on the appearance of another, for protection or camouflage. transitive

Etymology 1

From Latin mīmicus, from Ancient Greek μῑμικός (mīmikós, “belonging to mimes”), from μῖμος (mîmos, “imitator, actor”); see mime.

Etymology 2

From Latin mīmicus, from Ancient Greek μῑμικός (mīmikós, “belonging to mimes”), from μῖμος (mîmos, “imitator, actor”); see mime.

Etymology 3

From Latin mīmicus, from Ancient Greek μῑμικός (mīmikós, “belonging to mimes”), from μῖμος (mîmos, “imitator, actor”); see mime.

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