Antonym: invention. Similar words: limitation, delimitation, agitation, sanitation, hesitation, habitation, levitation, invitation. Meaning: [‚ɪmɪ'teɪʃn] 
n. 1. the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations 2. a copy that is represented as the original 3. copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else 4. a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect. adj. not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article.
n. 1. the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations 2. a copy that is represented as the original 3. copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else 4. a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect. adj. not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article. 
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91. In the end, the only system that works well, across the board, is the one that involves perfect imitation.
92. Drawing is not a simple imitation, he insisted, a mathematical copy conforming to the original, an inert reproduction.
93. One of the classic studies of imitation by children was carried out by Bandura.
94. But how easy is it to spot a cheap imitation?
95. Nevertheless, as time wore on he found himself doing a good imitation of a man preparing to go out.
96. Some one else pulled her necklace, and imitation pearls spread underfoot.
97. Imitation margarines with half the fat content required by the definition have half the calorie content of regular margarines.
98. He suggests that whereas spontaneous speech invokes the child's own realisation rules, imitation does not.
99. We do not even have to posit a genetic advantage in imitation, though that would certainly help.
100. Unsliced wholemeal bread which has not been expensively purified exchanges for more than its sliced white imitation.
101. Despite the subtropical climate, Mr Jin wore an imitation sharkskin suit and Mr Jiang a nicely cut brown leather jacket.
102. If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, what should we make of a band like the Replicants?
103. In imitation of Velasquez, Minton shows himself at his easel reflected in the mirror behind.
104. In order of their emergence, they are deferred imitation, symbolic play, drawing, mental imagery, and spoken language.
105. Ackroyd's truest prose occurs when he applies himself to the imitation of ancient and recent writers - a repertoire of others.
106. Imitation or nondairy milk was described earlier in this chapter.
107. His dead hand he arranged, in a careful imitation of life, on his knee.
108. As he fumbled for another dime, a black girl in an imitation leather overcoat walked by the booth.
109. Rosie screwed her face up and did an imitation of Lila that made me laugh.
109. Sentencedict.com try its best to gather and build good sentences.
110. The broken whisky-bottle neck fell to the carpet and he clutched at his chest, as if in imitation of Cardiff.
111. Gina was writing stories to be like Eleanor and also poetry, in imitation of Nigel's youthful ambitions.
112. He thumbed through the applications in a knowledgeable manner and made critical comments in imitation of his superiors.
113. But if imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, O'Neill knows it is no guarantee of success.
114. Sometimes, register inconsistency produces unintended pastiche and humour, in the same way that direct imitation of published styles can.
115. A species capable of learning can develop a culture, consisting of behaviour patterns passed among individuals by imitation.
116. The commonest are rough spar or aggregate finishes, and imitation brick and stonework; all can be painted if required.
117. Research has also raised doubts about the role of imitation in children's learning of language.
118. He strangled on his own tears and did a close imitation of dying.
119. Kendall tried to topple Harrison with a cheap imitation of the original Watch.
120. By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest. Confucius 
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