mimetic

mi·met·ic (m

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adj.

1. Relating to, characteristic of, or exhibiting mimicry.

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 [mɪˈmɛtɪk]

adj

1. of, resembling, or relating to mimesis or imitation, as in art, etc.

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology of or exhibiting mimicry

mimetically adv

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"

Translations

mimetic [mɪˈmetɪk] ADJ (frm) [dance] → mimético; [theatre] → de mimo; [re-enactment] → mímico

mimetic [mɪˈmɛtɪk] adj → mimétique

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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.

Meno by Plato View in context

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?

The Republic by Plato View in context

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