Mimetic

/mɪˈmɛtɪk/ · adjective

Meaning

Exhibiting mimesis..

Definitions by Sense

1. Exhibiting mimesis.
2. Imitative.
3. Something mimetic or imitative.
4. (education) A type of mnemonic in the form of a picture.
5. (pharmacology) A substance with similar pharmacological effects as another substance or as a lifestyle intervention such as diet or exercise.

Example Sentences

No enthusiasm recalled by mimetic art could hold poise with the intensity of the actual exultation of the Athenians on that day when they saw the Persian fleet hacked to pieces in the narrow strait.

This is a planned city, built wholesale from scratch, and coloured with a mimetic sense of humour. Lusail has a replica Place Vendôme. Lusail has a fake Beverly Hills (still under construction).

caloric restriction mimetic

exercise mimetic

serotonin mimetic

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Word Forms

• more mimetic
• most mimetic
• mimetick
• mimetics

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