mimetism

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noun

mimicry

OriginAncient Greek μίμησις →
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Meanings

nounmimetism (countable and uncountable, plural mimetisms)

plural mimetisms

  1. countableuncountablemimicry
  2. countableuncountablebiologymimicry

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμίμησις“imitation”
  2. Englishmimetism

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mimetism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mimetism.

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