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Word: Mimesis
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 16th century: from Greek mimēsis, from mimeisthai ‘to imitate’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
mɪˈmiːsɪs
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
mʌɪˈmiːsɪs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
imitative representation of the real world in art and literature
Short Definition:imitative representation of world in art
Examples:- Barth has always detached his use of plot from mimesis
Short Definition:
mimicry
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