imitation (
http://definr.com/imitation)
adj 1: not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine
article; "it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic
fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with
imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated aligator
hide" [syn:
fake,
false,
faux,
simulated]
2: artificial and inferior; "ersatz coffee"; "coffee
substitute" [syn:
ersatz,
substitute(p)]
n 1: the doctrine that representations of nature or human
behavior should be accurate imitations [ant:
formalism]
2: a copy that is presented as the original [syn:
counterfeit,
forgery]
3: the act of imitating
4: a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic
effect [syn:
caricature,
impersonation]