Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - mimic
Mimic
mimic
v., n., & adj. --v.tr. (mimicked, mimicking) 1 imitate (a person, gesture, etc.) esp. to entertain or ridicule. 2 copy minutely or servilely. 3 (of a thing) resemble closely. --n. a person skilled in imitation. --adj. having an aptitude for mimicry; imitating; imitative, esp. for amusement. Derivatives mimicker n. Etymology: L mimicus f. Gk mimikos (as MIME) MIMICRY n. (pl. -ies) 1 the act or art of mimicking. 2 a thing that mimics another. 3 Zool. mimesis.
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I. noun Date: 1596 mime 2, one that ~s, II. adjective Etymology: Latin ~us, from Greek mimikos, from mimos mime Date: 1625 1. imitative, imitation, mock , of or relating to mime or ~ry, III. transitive verb (~ked; ~king) Date: 1671 to imitate closely ; ape, to ridicule by imitation, simulate, to resemble by biological ~ry, see: copy ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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