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Imitation vs Mimesis - What's the difference?

imitation | mimesis |

As nouns the difference between imitation and mimesis

is that imitation is the act of imitating while mimesis is the representation of aspects of the real world, especially human actions, in literature and art.

imitation

English

(wikipedia imitation)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of imitating.
  • A copy.

    • Antonyms

    * (act of imitating) creation

    mimesis

    English

    (wikipedia mimesis)

    Noun

    (-)
  • The representation of aspects of the real world, especially human actions, in literature and art.
  • (biology) mimicry.
  • (medicine) The appearance of symptoms of a disease not actually present.
  • (rhetoric) The rhetorical pedagogy of imitation.
  • (rhetoric) The imitation of another's gestures, pronunciation, or utterance.

    • Derived terms

    * mimetic * mimicry

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