mimetic
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adjective \-ˈme-tik\Definition of MIMETIC
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: relating to, characterized by, or exhibiting mimicry <mimetic coloring of a butterfly>
— mi·met·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
See Examples of MIMETIC
- <boys have a tendency toward mimetic behavior, often imitating their fathers at a fairly early age>
Origin of MIMETIC
Late Latin mimeticus, from Greek mimētikos, from mimeisthai to imitate, from mimos mime
First Known Use: 1637
Related to MIMETIC
- Synonyms
- apish, canned, emulative, epigonic (or epigonous), formulaic, imitative, mimic, slavish, unoriginal
- Antonyms
- archetypal (also archetypical), original
Rhymes with MIMETIC
aesthetic, ascetic, athletic, balletic, bathetic, cometic, cosmetic, eidetic, emetic, frenetic, gametic, genetic, hermetic, limnetic, magnetic, noetic, Ossetic, paretic, pathetic, phenetic, phonetic, phyletic, poetic, prophetic, prosthetic, pyretic, splenetic, syncretic, syndetic, synthetic, tonetic, Venetic
mi·met·ic
adjective \mə-ˈmet-ik, mī-\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of MIMETIC
: simulating the action or effect of—usually used in combination <sympathomimetic drugs> <adrenocorticomimetic activity>
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