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im-i-TAYSHUN/ˌɪmɪˈteɪʃn/

An imitation is a copy, often cheaper or less authentic: imitation leather; in imitation of. Fake is blunter and more moral. The stall sold imitation certificates. Uncountable: imitation as a process. Mix-up: limitation is a restriction.

Meaning

A copy of something, often cheaper or less authentic; also the act of copying.

Examples

• “The street stall sold imitation certificates that failed the hologram check.”
• “In imitation of the original, the pastiche kept the rhyme, which is the literary sense.”

Good to know

imitation leather / goods; in imitation of. Blunter: fake. Process (uncountable): imitation. Trap: limitation. Consumer and literature papers.

Near in meaning

copy

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