"mimesis" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /mɪˈmiːsɪs/ Forms: mimeses [plural]
enPR: mĭmē′səs Rhymes: -iːsɪs Etymology: From Ancient Greek μῑ́μησις (mī́mēsis), from μιμεῖσθαι (mimeîsthai, “to imitate”), from μῖμος (mîmos, “a mime”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|μῑ́μησις}} Ancient Greek μῑ́μησις (mī́mēsis) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|mimeses}} mimesis (countable and uncountable, plural mimeses)
  1. The representation of aspects of the real world, especially human actions, in literature and art. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the representation of aspects of the real world, especially human actions): мимезис (mimezis) (Bulgarian), mimesi [feminine] (Catalan), mimèse (French), mimèsis (French), mimese [feminine] (Galician), Mimesis [feminine] (German), mimesi [feminine] (Italian), mimesis [feminine] (Italian), mimèsi [feminine] (Occitan), mimesis [feminine] (Polish), mimesis (Spanish), gagad (Tagalog), mimesis (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-mimesis-en-noun-3CFohjvN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 27 24 10 13 Disambiguation of 'the representation of aspects of the real world, especially human actions': 92 2 3 2 2
  2. (biology) Mimicry. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-mimesis-en-noun-e2WvwCBL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 27 24 10 13 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 18 37 16 15 15 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 33 18 13 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 19 34 19 13 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 32 23 11 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 20 36 13 13 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 20 36 12 13 18 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 17 41 14 13 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 20 36 12 13 18 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 19 39 13 14 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 17 42 13 14 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 19 38 12 14 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 20 35 14 12 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 16 42 14 13 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 20 36 13 13 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 20 36 12 13 18 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  3. (medicine) The appearance of symptoms of a disease not actually present. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-mimesis-en-noun-lhy5Uc9Q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 27 24 10 13 Topics: medicine, sciences
  4. (rhetoric) The rhetorical pedagogy of imitation. Tags: countable, rhetoric, uncountable Categories (topical): Rhetoric
    Sense id: en-mimesis-en-noun-2uA4AhlS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 27 24 10 13
  5. (rhetoric) The imitation of another's gestures, pronunciation, or utterance. Tags: countable, rhetoric, uncountable Categories (topical): Rhetoric
    Sense id: en-mimesis-en-noun-GUZ-U0WR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 27 24 10 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mimetic, mimicry Related terms: meme, memetic

Inflected forms

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    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "the representation of aspects of the real world, especially human actions",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mimesis"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "the representation of aspects of the real world, especially human actions",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mimèsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "the representation of aspects of the real world, especially human actions",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mimesis"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the representation of aspects of the real world, especially human actions",
      "word": "mimesis"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "the representation of aspects of the real world, especially human actions",
      "word": "gagad"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "the representation of aspects of the real world, especially human actions",
      "word": "mimesis"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mimesis"
}

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