"imitancy" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Latin imitāns, present participle of imitō. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|imitāns}} Latin imitāns Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} imitancy (uncountable)
  1. Tendency to imitation. Tags: uncountable
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