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mimeses

mimeses is the plural of mimesis.

Meaning of mimesis

Noun

mimesis (countable and uncountable, plural mimeses)

  1. The representation of aspects of the real world, especially human actions, in literature and art.
  2. Mimicry.
  3. The appearance of symptoms of a disease not actually present.
  4. (rhetoric) The rhetorical pedagogy of imitation.
  5. (rhetoric) The imitation of another's gestures, pronunciation, or utterance.

Questions about mimeses

What is mimeses the plural of?
Mimeses is the plural of mimesis.

Words near mimeses in the dictionary

  1. mimeoing
  2. mimeos
  3. mimer
  4. mimers
  5. mimes
  6. mimeses
  7. mimesis
  8. mimester
  9. mimesters
  10. mimestry
  11. mimetene

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