mi·me·sis (mĭ-mēsĭs, mī-)
n.
► The imitation or representation of aspects of the sensible world, especially human actions, in literature and art.
► Biology. Mimicry.
► Medicine. The appearance, often caused by hysteria, of symptoms of a disease not actually present.

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mimesis
[Greek mīmēsis, from mīmeisthai, to imitate, from mīmos, imitator, mime.]

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