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