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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesimitatif
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ee-mee-ta-teef
"Le style imitatif de l'artiste était fascinant."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Relating to or characterized by imitation.
"The artist's imitative style drew heavily from classical techniques." - 2
Serving to imitate or replicate.
"The imitative sounds of the bird were fascinating to the researchers."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'imitative' originates from the Latin 'imitativus', which means 'to imitate'. It evolved through Middle French before entering English in the late 14th century, reflecting the concept of mimicking or reproducing characteristics of something else.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Imitative" is said worldwide
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imitatif
Transliteration: ee-mee-ta-teef
"Le style imitatif de l'artiste était fascinant."
imitativ
Transliteration: ee-mee-ta-teef
"Der imitative Stil des Künstlers war beeindruckend."
imitativo
Transliteration: ee-mee-ta-tee-vo
"Lo stile imitative dell'artista era affascinante."
imitativo
Transliteration: ee-mee-ta-tee-vo
"El estilo imitativo del artista era impresionante."
imitativo
Transliteration: ee-mee-ta-tee-vo
"O estilo imitativo do artista era fascinante."
अनुकरणीय
Transliteration: anukaraṇīya
"कलाकार की अनुकरणीय शैली आकर्षक थी।"
模仿的
Transliteration: mófǎng de
"艺术家的模仿风格令人印象深刻。"
모방의
Transliteration: mobang-ui
"예술가의 모방 스타일은 인상적이었다."
模倣の
Transliteration: mohō no
"アーティストの模倣スタイルは印象的だった。"
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