LEARNit Dictionary
imitation
noun
/ˌɪmɪˈteɪʃn/
UK
/ˌɪmɪˈteɪʃn/
US
1
a copy of something, especially something expensive
تقلید, کپی, بدل
2
the act of copying somebody/something
تقلید, کپی
A child learns to talk by imitation.
Many corporate methods have been adopted by American managers in imitation of Japanese practice.
The poems, some in imitation of Ossian, are graceful if unremarkable.
3
an act of copying the way somebody talks and behaves, especially to make people laugh
تقلید, ادای کسی را درآوردن
He
does an imitation of
Donald Trump.
He does a perfect imitation of a turkey.
synonym
impersonation
,
impression