Imitation - Definition

adj 1: not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine
article; "it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic
fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with
imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator
hide" [syn: fake, false, faux, imitation,
simulated]
n 1: the doctrine that representations of nature or human
behavior should be accurate imitations [ant: formalism]
2: something copied or derived from an original
3: copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else
4: a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic
effect [syn: caricature, imitation, impersonation]