Added 10 October 2026
mimesis
/mɪˈmiːsɪs/ noun
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about mimesis at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- The imitative representation of nature and human behavior in art and literature.
- Any disease that shows symptoms characteristic of another disease.
- The representation of another person's words in a speech.
Origin
From Ancient Greek μῑ́μησις (mī́mēsis), from μιμεῖσθαι (mimeîsthai, “to imitate”), from μῖμος (mîmos, “a mime”). By surface analysis, mime + -esis.
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