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MIMESIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The imitative representation of nature and human behavior in art and literature
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("mimesis" is a kind of...):
imitation (the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations)
Derivation:
mimetic (characterized by or of the nature of or using mimesis)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The representation of another person's words in a speech
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("mimesis" is a kind of...):
citation; quotation; quote (a passage or expression that is quoted or cited)
Derivation:
mimetic (exhibiting mimicry)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Any disease that shows symptoms characteristic of another disease
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("mimesis" is a kind of...):
disease (an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning)
Holonyms ("mimesis" is a part of...):
hysteria; hysterical neurosis (neurotic disorder characterized by violent emotional outbreaks and disturbances of sensory and motor functions)
