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Noun: mimesis  mi'mee-sis
  1. The imitative representation of nature and human behaviour in art and literature
     
  2. Any disease that shows symptoms characteristic of another disease
     
  3. The representation of another person's words in a speech

Derived forms: mimesises

See also: mimetic

Type of: citation, disease, imitation, quotation, quote

Part of: hysteria, hysterical neurosis

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