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mimic

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  1. copy                  
 
1. mim.ic \'mim-ik\ n 1: MIME  2: one that mimics 
2. mimic \-i-k*l\ aj [L mimicus, fr. Gk mimikos, fr. mimos mime] 1a: 
   IMITATIVE  1b: IMITATION, MOCK {~ battle}  2: of or relating to mime or 
   mimicry  - mim.i.cal aj
3. mimic \-ikt\ vt or mim.icked;  or mim.ick.ing 1: to imitate closely : 
   APE  2: to ridicule by imitation  3: SIMULATE  4: to resemble by biological 
   mimicry