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imitation

English

Etymology

From Old French imitacion, from Latin imitatio

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /?m??te???n/
  • Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

imitation (countable and uncountable, plural imitations)

  1. The act of imitating.
  2. (attributive) A copy or simulation; something that is not the real thing.
    imitation leather

Antonyms

  • (act of imitating): creation

Translations


French

Etymology

From Latin imit?ti?.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /i.mi.ta.sj??/

Noun

imitation f (plural imitations)

  1. imitation

Related terms

  • imiter

Further reading

  • “imitation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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phoney

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -??ni

Adjective

phoney (comparative phonier, superlative phoniest)

  1. (chiefly Britain) Alternative form of phony

Noun

phoney (plural phoneys or phonies)

  1. Alternative form of phony

Verb

phoney (third-person singular simple present phoneys, present participle phoneying, simple past and past participle phoneyed)

  1. Alternative form of phony

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