mimesis Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the imitative representation of nature and human behavior in art and literature
  2. noun any disease that shows symptoms characteristic of another disease
  3. noun the representation of another person's words in a speech

WordNet


Mi*me"sis noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. imitation.
Definitions
  1. (Rhet. & Biol.) Imitation; mimicry.

Webster 1913