"misimitation" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: misimitations [plural]
Etymology: mis- + imitate + -ation Etymology templates: {{confix|en|mis|imitate|ation}} mis- + imitate + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} misimitation (countable and uncountable, plural misimitations)
  1. The act of misimitating; defective imitation. Tags: countable, uncountable

Inflected forms

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