The meaning of IMITATION is an act or instance of imitating. How to use imitation in a sentence.

Imitation means copying the words, facial expressions, or actions of another person. Sometimes imitation is flattering, but often it's just annoying — like when your little brother does it to drive you crazy.

Imitation (from Latin imitatio, "a copying, imitation" [1]) is a behavior whereby an individual observes and replicates another's behavior. Imitation is also a form of learning that leads to the "development of …

IMITATION definition: 1. made to look like something else: 2. an occasion when someone or something imitates another…. Learn more.

Define imitation. imitation synonyms, imitation pronunciation, imitation translation, English dictionary definition of imitation. n. 1. The act or an instance of imitating: gave us his imitation of a famous …

If someone does an imitation of another person, they copy the way they speak or behave, sometimes in order to be funny.

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