26984 words

imitation

5 definitions • 7 examples
1
made to look like something else:

Examples:

an imitation leather jacket
UK It's not real silk - it's just imitation.
2
an occasion when someone or something imitates another person or thing:

Examples:

in imitation of Ten-year-olds have started wearing lipstick and make-up in imitation of the older girls.
do an imitation of She can do a wonderful imitation of a blackbird's song.
3
a copy:

Examples:

cheap imitation His songs are just cheap (= low quality) imitations of Beatles tunes.
4
something copied, or the act of copying:

Examples:

Freya does a pretty good imitation of her science teacher.
5
not real but produced as a copy of something real:

Examples:

[ C ] imitation leather

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