First Known Use: 1550
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mimesis
noun mi·me·sis \mə-ˈmē-səs, mī-\
Definition of MIMESIS
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Origin of MIMESIS
Late Latin, from Greek mimēsis, from mimeisthai
Rhymes with MIMESIS
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