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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
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