Mimetic Definition

mimetic
adjective
  1. characterized by or of the nature of or using mimesis; "a mimetic dance"; "the mimetic presentation of images"
  2. exhibiting mimicry; "mimetic coloring of a butterfly"; "the mimetic tendency of infancy"- R.W.Hamilton

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