mimesis

  1. Noun.  The representation of aspects of the real world, especially human actions, in literature and art.
  2. Noun.  (biology) mimicry.
  3. Noun.  (medicine) The appearance of symptoms of a disease not actually present.
  4. Noun.  (rhetoric) The rhetorical pedagogy of imitation.
  5. Noun.  (rhetoric) The imitation of another's gestures, pronunciation, or utterance.

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