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mimetic

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mi·met·ic  (m-mtk, m-)
adj.
1. Relating to, characteristic of, or exhibiting mimicry.
2.
a. Of or relating to an imitation; imitative.
b. Using imitative means of representation: a mimetic dance.

[Greek mmtikos, from mmsis, mimicry; see mimesis.]

mi·meti·cal·ly adv.

mimetic [mim-met-ik]
Adjective
1. imitating or representing something: most photographs are mimetic representations of the real world
2. Biol of or showing mimicry [Greek mimeisthai to imitate]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.mimetic - characterized by or of the nature of or using mimesis; "a mimetic dance"; "the mimetic presentation of images"
representational - (used especially of art) depicting objects, figures,or scenes as seen; "representational art"; "representational images"
2.mimetic - exhibiting mimicry; "mimetic coloring of a butterfly"; "the mimetic tendency of infancy"- R.W.Hamilton
imitative - marked by or given to imitation; "acting is an imitative art"; "man is an imitative being"

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This and similar illustrations or explanations are put forth, not for their own sake, or as an exposition of Plato's theory of ideas, but with a view of showing that poetry and the mimetic arts are concerned with an inferior part of the soul and a lower kind of knowledge.
In saying this, I intended to imply that we must come to an understanding about the mimetic art,--whether the poets, in narrating their stories, are to be allowed by us to imitate, and if so, whether in whole or in part, and if the latter, in what parts; or should all imitation be prohibited?
 
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