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==Definitions==
*1 : an [[act]] or instance of imitating
*2 : something produced as a copy : counterfeit
*3 : a literary [[work]] [[designed]] to reproduce the style of another [[author]]
*4 : the repetition by one [[voice]] of a [[melody]], phrase, or [[motive]] stated earlier in the composition by a [[different]] voice
*5 : the [[quality]] of an object in possessing some of the [[nature]] or attributes of a [[transcendent]] [[idea]]
*6 : the [[assumption]] of [[behavior]] observed in other [[individuals]]
==Description==
[[Mimesis]] (Ancient [[Greek]]: μίμησις from μιμεîσθαι) is a [[critical]] and [[philosophical]] term that carries a wide range of [[meanings]], which include: imitation, [[representation]], mimicry, imitatio, nonsensuous similarity, the [[act]] of resembling, the act of [[expression]], and the presentation of the self.

[[Category: Philosophy]]
[[Category: Languages and Literature]]