MIMESIS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The imitative representation of nature and human behavior in art and literature

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("mimesis" is a kind of...):

imitation (the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations)

Derivation:

mimetic (characterized by or of the nature of or using mimesis)

Meaning:

The representation of another person's words in a speech

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("mimesis" is a kind of...):

citation; quotation; quote (a passage or expression that is quoted or cited)

Derivation:

mimetic (exhibiting mimicry)

Meaning:

Any disease that shows symptoms characteristic of another disease

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("mimesis" is a kind of...):

disease (an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning)

Holonyms ("mimesis" is a part of...):

hysteria; hysterical neurosis (neurotic disorder characterized by violent emotional outbreaks and disturbances of sensory and motor functions)