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mimesis

/mɪˈmiːsɪs/
/məˈmiːsɪs/
/ˌmaɪˈmiːsɪs/

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From Ancient Greek μῑ́μησις (mī́mēsis), from μιμεῖσθαι (mimeîsthai, “to imitate”), from μῖμος (mîmos, “a mime”). By surface analysis, mime + -esis.

noun mimeses

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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noun the representation of aspects of the real world, especially human actions

Español	mimesis, mímesis
Français	mimèse, mimèsis
Deutsch	Mimesis
Italiano	mimesi, mimesis

noun mimicry

Español	mímesis, mimesis

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@misc{mimesis_2026,
  title = {mimesis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mimesis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}