Mimesis, what does it mean?

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noun
1.

Rhetoric. imitation or reproduction of the supposed words of another,as in order to represent his or her character.
2.

  1. imitation of the real world, as by re-creating instances of human action and events or portraying objects found in nature:
    This movie is a mimesis of historical events.
  2. the showing of a story, as by dialogue and enactment of events.

Compare diegesis.

3.

Biology. imitation.
4.

Zoology. mimicry.
5.

Also, mimosis. Pathology.

  1. the simulation, due to hysteria, of the symptoms of a disease.
  2. the simulation of the symptoms of one disease by another.
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