mimesis
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 7
/mɪˈmiːsɪs/
Definition of mimesis
5 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)The representation of aspects of the real world, especially human actions, in literature and art.
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noun
- (countable, uncountable)The representation of aspects of the real world, especially human actions, in literature and art.
- (countable, uncountable)Mimicry.
- (countable, uncountable)The appearance of symptoms of a disease not actually present.
- (countable, rhetoric, uncountable)The rhetorical pedagogy of imitation.
- (countable, rhetoric, uncountable)The imitation of another's gestures, pronunciation, or utterance.
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek μῑ́μησις (mī́mēsis), from μιμεῖσθαι (mimeîsthai, “to imitate”), from μῖμος (mîmos, “a mime”). By surface analysis, mime + -esis.
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