Etymology

mimetism

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Ancient Greek μίμησις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμίμησις“imitation”
  2. English todaymimetism

From Ancient Greek μίμησις (mímēsis, “imitation”) + -ism. Compare Greek μιμητισμός (mimitismós).

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