"imitative" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more imitative [comparative], most imitative [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin imitātīvus. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|imitātīvus}} Latin imitātīvus Head templates: {{en-adj}} imitative (comparative more imitative, superlative most imitative)
  1. Imitating; copying; not original. Translations (imitating, not original): имитиращ (imitirašt) (Bulgarian), подражаващ (podražavašt) (Bulgarian), hermi- (Icelandic), aithriseach (Irish), 模倣的な (mohōteki na) (Japanese), 二番煎じの (nibansenji no) (Japanese), imitativus (Latin), odtwórczy (Polish)
    Sense id: en-imitative-en-adj-4xbpP1YR Disambiguation of 'imitating, not original': 97 3
  2. Modelled after another thing.
    Sense id: en-imitative-en-adj-PbYDKhVs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: epigonic, copycat, derivative, emulative, imitative, mimical [rare], unoriginal Hyponyms: formulaic, mimetic, echoic, onomatopoeial, onomatopoeic, onomatopoetic Derived forms: imitative harmony, imitatively, unimitative Related terms: imitable

Adjective [Italian]

Head templates: {{head|it|adjective form}} imitative
  1. feminine plural of imitativo Tags: feminine, form-of, plural Form of: imitativo
    Sense id: en-imitative-it-adj-6r5ug1Ot Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header

Adjective [Latin]

IPA: /i.mi.taːˈtiː.u̯e/ [Classical], [ɪmɪt̪äːˈt̪iːu̯ɛ] [Classical], /i.mi.taˈti.ve/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [imit̪äˈt̪iːve] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: imitātīve [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|la|adjective form|head=imitātīve}} imitātīve
  1. vocative masculine singular of imitātīvus Tags: form-of, masculine, singular, vocative Form of: imitātīvus
    Sense id: en-imitative-la-adj-8Jn0r~pg Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for imitative meaning in All languages combined (4.8kB)

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