Imitative

  • 31imitative — adj 1. mimic, Archaic. mimical, mimetic, apish, parrot like; derivative, secondary, unoriginal; copied, plagiarized. 2. counterfeit, forged, fraudulent, imitation, fake, Inf. phony; not genuine, bogus, spurious, supposititious, bastardly. 3.… …

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  • 32imitative — im·i·ta·tive …

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  • 33imitative — UK [ˈɪmɪtətɪv] / US [ˈɪmɪˌteɪtɪv] adjective formal copying someone or something else …

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  • 34imitative — im•i•ta•tive [[t]ˈɪm ɪˌteɪ tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) imitating; copying; given to imitation 2) of, pertaining to, or characterized by imitation 3) made in imitation of something; counterfeit 4) onomatopoeic • Etymology: 1575–85; < LL im′i•ta tive•ly,… …

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  • 35imitative — /ˈɪmətətɪv/ (say imuhtuhtiv) adjective 1. imitating or copying, or given to imitating. 2. characterised by or involving imitation or copying. 3. Biology → mimetic. 4. made in imitation of something. 5. onomatopoeic. –imitatively, adverb… …

  • 36imitative communications deception — That division of deception involving the introduction of false or misleading but plausible communications into target systems that mimics or imitates the targeted communications. See also deception; target system …

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  • 37imitative electromagnetic deception — See electromagnetic deception …

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  • 38imitative flyfishing — matching the hatch (an angler s attempt to choose an artificial fly that resembles natural insects hatching and being fed on selectively by fish) …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 39imitative synkinesis — an involuntary movement on the healthy side accompanying an attempt at movement on the paralyzed side …

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  • 40Harmonie Imitative — L harmonie imitative est une figure de style qui consiste à évoquer au sein de la forme, par le jeu des sonorités, et notamment les assonances et allitérations, le sujet ou les thèmes traités dans le texte même. Exemples « Pour qui sont ces… …

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