as in imitative
using or marked by the use of something else as a basis or model
boys have a tendency toward mimetic behavior, often imitating their fathers at a fairly early age
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Recent Examples of mimetic
These mimetic dynamics play out not just within countries but between them.
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
My heroes are all chameleonic actors who transform and manage to transcend something simply mimetic.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 10 Feb. 2025
The mimetic principles already outlined in Vitruvius (primarily the idea that the classical orders imitate the structure of a primitive wooden construction) were, from the start, fig leaves, and widely understood as such.
—Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
Indeed, what is happening might be better explained by the field of mimetic theory, which recognizes that imitation can drive decisions, stressing the role of volition and social learning in human arrangements.
—Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2024
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
My heroes are all chameleonic actors who transform and manage to transcend something simply mimetic.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 10 Feb. 2025
The mimetic principles already outlined in Vitruvius (primarily the idea that the classical orders imitate the structure of a primitive wooden construction) were, from the start, fig leaves, and widely understood as such.
—Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
Indeed, what is happening might be better explained by the field of mimetic theory, which recognizes that imitation can drive decisions, stressing the role of volition and social learning in human arrangements.
—Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Mimetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mimetic. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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