Definition of imitation

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Imitation (n.) One of the principal means of securing unity and consistency in polyphonic composition; the repetition of essentially the same melodic theme, phrase, or motive, on different degrees of pitch, by one or more of the other parts of voises. Cf. Canon..

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Counterfeit :: Counterfeit (adv.) Fabricated in imitation of something else, with a view to defraud by passing the false copy for genuine or original; as, counterfeit antiques; counterfeit coin..
Precedential :: Precedential (a.) Of the nature of a precedent; having force as an example for imitation; as, precedential transactions..
Basalt :: Basalt (n.) An imitation, in pottery, of natural basalt; a kind of black porcelain..
Paste :: Paste (n.) A highly refractive vitreous composition, variously colored, used in making imitations of precious stones or gems. See Strass..
Transcript :: Transcript (n.) A copy of any kind; an imitation.
Leatherette :: Leatherette (n.) An imitation of leather, made of paper and cloth..
Axminster :: Axminster (n.) An Axminster carpet, an imitation Turkey carpet, noted for its thick and soft pile; -- so called from Axminster, Eng..
Nankeen :: Nankeen (n.) An imitation of this cloth by artificial coloring.
Mannheim Gold :: Mannheim gold () A kind of brass made in imitation of gold. It contains eighty per cent of copper and twenty of zinc.
Foliage :: Foliage (v. t.) To adorn with foliage or the imitation of foliage; to form into the representation of leaves.
Ensample :: Ensample (n.) An example; a pattern or model for imitation.
Tail :: Tail (n.) Limitation; abridgment.
Inclusion :: Inclusion (n.) The act of including, or the state of being included; limitation; restriction; as, the lines of inclusion of his policy..
Limitation :: Limitation (v. t.) A settling of an estate or property by specific rules.
Limitation :: Limitation (v. t.) A certain period limited by statute after which the claimant shall not enforce his claims by suit.
Onomatopoeia :: Onomatopoeia (n.) The formation of words in imitation of sounds; a figure of speech in which the sound of a word is imitative of the sound of the thing which the word represents; as, the buzz of bees; the hiss of a goose; the crackle of fire..
Precise :: Precise (a.) Having determinate limitations; exactly or sharply defined or stated; definite; exact; nice; not vague or equivocal; as, precise rules of morality..
Marbling :: Marbling (n.) The art or practice of variegating in color, in imitation of marble..
Pattern :: Pattern (n.) Anything proposed for imitation; an archetype; an exemplar; that which is to be, or is worthy to be, copied or imitated; as, a pattern of a machine..
Delimitation :: Delimitation (n.) The act or process of fixing limits or boundaries; limitation.
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