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imitation

adjective noun

not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article

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Word length
9
Starts with
I
Ends with
N
Contains
MI
Scrabble score
11
CEFR level
B2

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adjective

  1. not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article

    “it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur”

noun

  1. copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else

noun

  1. something copied or derived from an original

noun

  1. the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations

noun

  1. a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect

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Example Sentences

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

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