Definitions for: Mimesis


[n] the imitative representation of nature and human behavior in art and literature
[n] the representation of another person's words in a speech
[n] any disease that shows symptoms characteristic of another disease



Webster (1913) Definition: Mi*me"sis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? imitation.] (Rhet. &
Biol.)
Imitation; mimicry.

See Also: citation, disease, hysteria, hysterical neurosis, imitation, quotation, quote

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