"unimitative" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: un- + imitative Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|imitative}} un- + imitative Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} unimitative (not comparable)
  1. Not imitative, not imitating or modelled after something else. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: inventive, novel, original Derived forms: unimitatively
    Sense id: en-unimitative-en-adj-4QRqXP5L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

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          "text": "The Kind Parent of all created beings sees the struggles of His weak children […] He sees—pities and assists; raises them from the dust; points out their path, and accelerates their flight to Heaven. Oh! how unimitative of his beneficence are the fellow-creatures of the fallen!",
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