1. (specialist) the way in which the real world and human behaviour is represented in art or literature

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2. (specialist) the fact of a particular social group changing their behaviour by copying the behaviour of another social group
3. (biology) the fact of a plant or animal developing a similar appearance to another plant or animal
4. (medical) the fact of a set of symptoms suggesting that somebody has a particular disease, when in fact that person has a different disease or none
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Greek mimÄ“sis, from mimeisthai ‘to imitate’.

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