English noun: mimesis | |||
1. | mimesis (cognition) the imitative representation of nature and human behavior in art and literature | ||
Broader (hypernym) | imitation | ||
2. | mimesis (state) any disease that shows symptoms characteristic of another disease | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disease | ||
Part meronym | hysteria, hysterical neurosis | ||
3. | mimesis (communication) the representation of another person's words in a speech | ||
Broader (hypernym) | citation, quotation, quote | ||