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English to English adjective
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marked by or given to imitation |  | Example: acting is an imitative art
man is an imitative being
source: wordnet30
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(of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound | | Example: onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises
it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term
source: wordnet30
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not genuine; imitating something superior | | Example: counterfeit emotion
counterfeit money
counterfeit works of art
a counterfeit prince
source: wordnet30
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Inclined to imitate, copy, or follow; imitating; exhibiting some of the qualities or characteristics of a pattern or model; dependent on example; not original; as, man is an imitative being; painting is an imitative art. | | source: webster1913 noun
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A verb expressive of imitation or resemblance. | | source: webster1913
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