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Mimesis vs Timesis - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between mimesis and timesis

is that mimesis is the representation of aspects of the real world, especially human actions, in literature and art while timesis is an alternative spelling of tmesis.

mimesis

Noun

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  • 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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    timesis

    English

    Noun

  • (rare)
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