imitation

imitation

Pronunciation: ⁄ɪmɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n⁄

noun

·              1 [mass noun] the action of using someone or something as a model:

a child learns to speak by imitation

·    an act of imitating a person’s speech or mannerisms, especially for comic effect:

he attempted an atrocious imitation of my English accent

·    [mass noun] Music the repetition of a phrase or melody in another part or voice, usually at a different pitch.

·              2a thing intended to simulate or copy something else: [as modifier]:

an imitation sub-machine gun