Word of the Day:
imitation
What It Means
The act of imitating.
A copy or simulation; something that is not the real thing.
a realistic imitation
Did You Know?
From Middle English imitacioun, from Middle French imitacion, from Old French imitacion, from Latin imitatio.
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