imitation

Definition of imitation in English English dictionary: The act of imitating; A copy; that which is made as a likeness or copy; A fugal technique of composition, in which one part introduces a theme, or subject which is then answered by the other parts by reiterating the same theme later in the work This term is usually applied to fugal passages in choral music; Repetition of a motive or phrase in other voices, usually lower or higher; Behavior that is modeled on or copies that of another See also identification; Repetition by one instrument or voice of something already stated by another - often at a different pitch Imitation is much used in canons and fugues; A fugal technique of composition, in which one part introduces a theme, or subject which is then answered by the other parts by reitorating the same theme later in the work This term is usually applied to fugal passages in choral music; copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else a copy that is represented as the original the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations; Canon; a copy that is represented as the original; That which is made or produced as a copy; that which is made to resemble something else, whether for laudable or for fraudulent purposes; likeness; resemblance; The repetition of a phrase, usually at a different pitch, by another voice or part; copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else; The following or copying of a pattern, model or example; {i} mimicry, impersonation; emulation; copying, duplication; the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations; The act of condition of imitating another species of animal, or a plant, or unanimate object; An artificial likeness, not necessarily fraudulent; Imitation things are not genuine but are made to look as if they are. a complete set of Dickens bound in imitation leather; in social learning theory, the direct replication of an observed behavior; not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; "it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator hide"; a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect; {s} counterfeit, made to look like something else (leather, jewelry, etc.); Product with significant differences in nutrient content when compared to the food it resembles and substitutes for; One of the principal means of securing unity and consistency in polyphonic composition; the repetition of essentially the same melodic theme, phrase, or motive, on different degrees of pitch, by one or more of the other parts of voises; An imitation of something is a copy of it. the most accurate imitation of Chinese architecture in Europe; The overlapping repetition of a melody by two or more "voices " A technique of polyphonic composition; Cf; Imitation means copying someone else's actions. They discussed important issues in imitation of their elders; Compositional technique in which a melodic idea is presented in one voice (or part), then restated in another while the first voice continues with new material; If someone does an imitation of another person, they copy the way they speak or behave, sometimes in order to be funny. He gave his imitation of Queen Elizabeth's royal wave = impersonation; A close copy, as in all art that endeavours to reproduce natural appearances Imitation has played a role in aesthetics since Plato, who banished artists from his hypothetical republic Art could only lead men further from the truth; In contrapuntal music, the same theme, subject, melody, or motive repeated in a different part either with or without modification; See Imitate, v; TR>
imitation vanilla: Synthetically produced vanillin, used in place of vanilla extract from vanilla beans
imitation impulse: inborn instinct to imitate what is seen in one's surroundings
imitation leather: artificial leather, synthetic leather
imitation pearls: fake pearls that are made to look like real ones
non-imitation: A state where a product or idea cannot be copied, usually because of copyright rules
non-imitation: Something or someone that is unique and individual
ımitation: {n} an attempt to resemble, a copy
brilliant imitation: excellent impersonation, skillful impression
cheap imitation: inexpensive and low-quality version of a more expensive product
good imitation: good copy, accurate simulation, accurate reproduction
imitations: plural of imitation
pale imitation: poor copy, inferior reproduction, shoddy emulation
slavish imitation: imitation that is too similar to the original