mimesis

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From Ancient Greek μῑ́μησις (mī́mēsis), from μιμεῖσθαι (mimeîsthai, “to imitate”), from μῖμος (mîmos, “a mime”). By surface analysis, mime + -esis.

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: мимезис (mimezis) — the representation of aspects of the real world, especially human actions
• Catalan: mimesi — the representation of aspects of the real world, especially human actions
• Czech: napodobení — the representation of aspects of the real world, especially human actions
• Czech: znázornění — the representation of aspects of the real world, especially human actions
• Czech: mimesis — the representation of aspects of the real world, especially human actions
• Czech: nápodoba — the representation of aspects of the real world, especially human actions
• French: mimèse — the representation of aspects of the real world, especially human actions
• French: mimèsis — the representation of aspects of the real world, especially human actions
• Galician: mimese — the representation of aspects of the real world, especially human actions
• German: Mimesis — the representation of aspects of the real world, especially human actions
• Italian: mimesi — the representation of aspects of the real world, especially human actions
• Italian: mimesis — the representation of aspects of the real world, especially human actions
• Occitan: mimèsi — the representation of aspects of the real world, especially human actions
• Polish: mimesis — the representation of aspects of the real world, especially human actions
• Spanish: mimesis — the representation of aspects of the real world, especially human actions
• Spanish: mímesis — the representation of aspects of the real world, especially human actions
• Tagalog: gagad — the representation of aspects of the real world, especially human actions
• Turkish: mimesis — the representation of aspects of the real world, especially human actions
• Spanish: mímesis — mimicry
• Spanish: mimesis — mimicry