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mimetical

mimetical is the alternative form of mimetic.

Meaning of mimetic

Adjective

mimetic (comparative more mimetic, superlative most mimetic)

  1. Exhibiting mimesis.
    • No enthusiasm recalled by mimetic art could hold poise with the intensity of the actual exultation of the Athenians on that day when they saw the Persian fleet hacked to pieces in the narrow strait.1924, Herbert Weir Smyth, “III. The Persians”, in Aeschylean Tragedy, page 71
  2. Imitative.
    • This is a planned city, built wholesale from scratch, and coloured with a mimetic sense of humour. Lusail has a replica Place Vendôme. Lusail has a fake Beverly Hills (still under construction).2022 November 27, Barney Ronay, “Welcome to Lusail: Lego-city of the gods and one of the strangest places on earth”, in The Guardian

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Forms of mimetical

comparativemore mimetical
superlativemost mimetical

Questions about mimetical

What is mimetical the alternative form of?
Mimetical is the alternative form of mimetic.

Words near mimetical in the dictionary

  1. mimetese
  2. mimetesite
  3. mimetic
  4. mimetic desire
  5. mimetic desires
  6. mimetical
  7. mimetically
  8. mimeticism
  9. mimeticisms
  10. mimeticist
  11. mimeticists

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