Dictionary definition for: Imitative
1. (a) marked by or given to imitation; "acting is an imitative art" "man is an imitative being"
2. (a) (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound; "onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises" "it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term"- Harry Hoijer
3. (a) not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion" "counterfeit money" "counterfeit works of art" "a counterfeit prince"
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