echomimia

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noun

Involuntary imitation of the movements of people in the surroundings.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

nounechomimia (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesInvoluntary imitation of the movements of people in the surroundings.

Origin

From echo- + German Mimik (“facial expressions”) + -ia.

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Translations

Russian эхомими́я
  • эхомими́я (exomimíja)Translations
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APA

echomimia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/echomimia

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“echomimia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/echomimia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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