Meaning of the word imitation in English

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imitation

US /ˌɪm.əˈteɪ.ʃən/

UK /ˌɪm.əˈteɪ.ʃən/

the action of using someone or something as a model.

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a child learns to speak by imitation

Synonym:

emulation copying following echoing parroting

a thing intended to simulate or copy something else.

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an imitation diamond

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