mimesis
noun/mɪˈmiːsɪs/, /maɪˈmiːsɪs/
/mɪˈmiːsɪs/, /maɪˈmiːsɪs/
[uncountable]- (specialist) the way in which the real world and human behaviour is represented in art or literature
- (specialist) the fact of a particular social group changing their behaviour by copying the behaviour of another social group
- (biology) the fact of a plant or animal developing a similar appearance to another plant or animal
- (medical) the fact of a set of symptoms suggesting that somebody has a particular disease, when in fact that person has a different disease or none
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Greek mimēsis, from mimeisthai ‘to imitate’.
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