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Meaning of "mimesis" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MIMESIS

From Greek, from mimeisthai to imitate.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MIMESIS

mimesis  [mɪˈmiːsɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MIMESIS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mimesis is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MIMESIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mimesis

Mimesis (Ancient Greek: μίμησις (mīmēsis), from μιμεῖσθαι (mīmeisthai), "to imitate," from μῖμος (mimos), "imitator, actor") is a critical and philosophical term that carries a wide range of meanings, which include imitation, representation, mimicry, imitatio, receptivity, nonsensuous similarity, the act of resembling, the act of expression, and the presentation of the self. In ancient Greece, mimesis was an idea that governed the creation of works of art, in particular, with correspondence to the physical world understood as a model for beauty, truth, and the good. Plato contrasted mimesis, or imitation, with diegesis, or narrative. After Plato, the meaning of mimesis eventually shifted toward a specifically literary function in ancient Greek society, and its use has changed and been reinterpreted many times since then. One of the best-known modern studies of mimesis, understood as a form of realism in literature, is...

Definition of mimesis in the English dictionary

The first definition of mimesis in the dictionary is the imitative representation of nature or human behaviour. Other definition of mimesis is any disease that shows symptoms of another disease. Mimesis is also a condition in a hysterical patient that mimics an organic disease.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MIMESIS


amniocentesis
ˌæmnɪəʊsɛnˈtiːsɪs
anamnesis
ˌænæmˈniːsɪs
anthesis
ænˈθiːsɪs
arthrodesis
ˌɑːθrəʊˈdiːsɪs
cosmesis
kɒzˈmiːsɪs
cytokinesis
ˌsaɪtəʊkɪˈniːsɪs
electrophoresis
ɪˌlɛktrəʊfəˈriːsɪs
enuresis
ˌɛnjʊˈriːsɪs
erythropoiesis
ɪˌrɪθrəʊpɔɪˈiːsɪs
exegesis
ˌɛksɪˈdʒiːsɪs
hematopoiesis
ˌhemətəʊpɔɪˈiːsɪs
hysteresis
ˌhɪstəˈriːsɪs
iontophoresis
aɪˌɒntəʊfəˈriːsɪs
kinesis
kɪˈniːsɪs
paraparesis
ˌpærəpəˈriːsɪs
psychokinesis
ˌsaɪkəʊkɪˈniːsɪs
pyrokinesis
ˌpaɪrəʊkɪˈniːsɪs
telekinesis
ˌtɛlɪkɪˈniːsɪs
thesis
ˈθiːsɪs
tmesis
təˈmiːsɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MIMESIS

mim
Mimas
mimbar
mime
mime artist
mimeo
Mimeograph
mimer
mimester
mimetic
mimetical
mimetically
mimetite
mimic
mimic panel
mimical
mimicked
mimicker
mimicking
mimicries

WORDS THAT END LIKE MIMESIS

angiogenesis
biosynthesis
carcinogenesis
emesis
genesis
haematemesis
hematemesis
hyperemesis
hypothesis
mutagenesis
Nemesis
osteogenesis
parenthesis
pathogenesis
PhD thesis
photosynthesis
prosthesis
synthesis
Tamesis
transgenesis

Synonyms and antonyms of mimesis in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mimesis» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MIMESIS

Find out the translation of mimesis to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mimesis from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mimesis» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

模仿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mimesis
570 millions of speakers

English

mimesis
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अनुकरण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المحاكاة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мимезис
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mimesis
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অনুকরণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mimétisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mimesis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mimesis
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

擬態
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

모방
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mimesis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự bắt chước
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காப்பியடித்தல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Mimesis
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

benzetme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mimesi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mimesis
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мімезис
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mimesis
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

μίμηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mimesis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mimesis
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mimesis
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mimesis

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MIMESIS»

The term «mimesis» is regularly used and occupies the 56.804 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MIMESIS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mimesis

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MIMESIS»

Discover the use of mimesis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mimesis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mimesis and Alterity: A Particular History of the Senses
In Mimesis and Alterity Taussig undertakes and eccentric history of the mimetic faculty.
Michael T. Taussig, 1993
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Mimesis: The Representation of Reality in Western Literature
This Princeton Classics edition includes a substantial introduction by Edward Said as well as an essay in which Auerbach responds to his critics.
Erich Auerbach, Edward W. Said, 2013
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Mimesis: Culture, Art, Society
"A fundamental historical account of the much-cited but little-studied concept of mimesis, and an essential starting point for all future discussions of this crucial critical concept."--Hayden White
Gunter Gebauer, Christoph Wulf, 1995
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Mimesis
A multidisciplinary study of a term rapidly returning to the forefront of contemporary theory, Matt Potolsky examines the key issues surrounding the term 'mimesis', including an exploration of the work of Freud, Lacan, Girard and ...
Matthew Potolsky, 2006
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Mimesis as Make-believe: On the Foundations of the ...
Walton presents here a theory of the nature of representation which illuminates its many varieties and goes a long way toward explaining its importance.
Kendall L. Walton, 1990
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Typography: Mimesis, Philosophy, Politics
. Together with the introduction, these essays are essential reading for anyone interested in Heidegger, postmodernism, and the history of mimesis in philosophy and literature." —The Review of Metaphysics "Typography is a book whose ...
Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe, Christopher Fynsk, 1998
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Anti-Mimesis from Plato to Hitchcock
Tom Cohen argues in this book that in an era of representational criticism the role of close reading has been overlooked.
Tom Cohen, 1994
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The Aesthetics of Mimesis: Ancient Texts and Modern Problems
This book offers a new, searching treatment of its long history at the center of theories of representational art: above all, in the highly influential writings of Plato and Aristotle, but also in later Greco-Roman philosophy and criticism, ...
Stephen Halliwell, 2009
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East West Mimesis: Auerbach in Turkey
Central to the book is Erich Auerbach's Mimesis: The Representation of Reality in Western Literature, written in Istanbul after he fled Germany in 1936.
Kader Konuk, 2010
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Mimesis: on appearing and being
In this essay, an original interpretation of mimesis is given which throws new light on art and literature, reading and writing, the mirror and the example, identity and difference, and last but not least on the traditional opposition ...
Samuel IJsseling, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MIMESIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mimesis is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Warp/Weft filament colorizer adds custom color designs to 3d …
Burtonwood, who also co-founded Mimesis, LLC a product development company focused on 3D scanning and digital fabrication and teaches ... «3ders.org, Jul 15»
2
Eid: A Promise of Hope and Celebration of Empathy
... are tuned out as Muslims become models for one-another of positive mimesis. Turning away from selfish desire to following the desire of God ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
3
Neutral Accent: How Language, Labour, and Life Became Global, by …
The second mechanism, mimesis, requires workers to mimic or take up features that bring them closer to their customers, such as intonation ... «Times Higher Education, Jul 15»
4
White Block Gallery by SsD features fritted glass designed to evoke …
It is home to the Álvaro Siza-designed Mimesis Museum, as well as Paju Book City – a huge publishing community that includes buildings by ... «Dezeen, Jul 15»
5
Rowley's Unfortunate Goebbels Talk
No doubt Rowley will attempt to deflect criticisms by stating that his reference to Goebbels was nothing more than a mimesis. Rowley said that ... «Trinidad Guardian, Jul 15»
6
Linda Nochlin
... as an older generation of scholars had claimed, like Eric Auerbach in his epochal 1946 work on Mimesis. Rather, Linda writes, the singularity ... «Brooklyn Rail, Jul 15»
7
A Sense of Place: Ellen Phelan's Kenjockety
In the more detailed flower-based prints, Phelan dialogues with Darwin, playing with a disquieting sense of mimesis between the painted and ... «Brooklyn Rail, Jul 15»
8
Media Release: Commonwealth Games Cultural Programme …
Hanna Tuulikki's Air falbh leis na h-eòin is a body of work exploring the mimesis of birds in Gaelic song, which was performed on the Isle of ... «allmediascotland.com, Jul 15»
9
De La Salle Library and its 3500 titles on the performing arts
There are books like “Myth, Mimesis and Magic in the Music of the T'boli” by Manolete Mora. Sound engineers or architects who need to brush ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
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PRODUCTION: Czech/French Coproduction We Are Never Alone in …
The film is produced by Mimesis Film and coproduced by Czech Television and Cinema Defacto in France. "The film is primarily a film of our ... «Film New Europe, Jul 15»

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