mimesis

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Noun mimesis has 3 senses

mimesis - the imitative representation of nature and human behavior in art and literature
--₁ is a kind of imitation
mimesis - any disease that shows symptoms characteristic of another disease
--₂ is a kind of disease
--₂ is a part of hysteria, hysterical neurosis
mimesis - the representation of another person's words in a speech
--₃ is a kind of quotation, quote, citation

mimdes mime mimeo mimeograph mimeograph machine mimeographed mimer mimes mimesis mimetic mimi mimic mimic mimick mimicked mimicker mimickery

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