Definitions for mimesis
mɪˈmi sɪs, maɪ-mime·sis

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1. mimesisnoun

   the imitative representation of nature and human behavior in art and literature

2. mimesisnoun

   any disease that shows symptoms characteristic of another disease

3. mimesisnoun

   the representation of another person's words in a speech

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1. mimesisnoun

   The representation of aspects of the real world, especially human actions, in literature and art.

2. mimesisnoun

   mimicry.

3. mimesisnoun

   The appearance of symptoms of a disease not actually present.

4. mimesisnoun

   The rhetorical pedagogy of imitation.

5. mimesisnoun

   The imitation of another's gestures, pronunciation, or utterance.

6. Etymology: From μίμησις, from μιμεῖσθαι, from μῖμος.

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1. Mimesis

   Mimesis (; Ancient Greek: μίμησις, mīmēsis) is a term used in literary criticism and philosophy that carries a wide range of meanings, including imitatio, imitation, nonsensuous similarity, receptivity, representation, mimicry, the act of expression, the act of resembling, and the presentation of the self.The original Ancient Greek term mīmēsis (μίμησις) derives from mīmeisthai (μιμεῖσθαι, 'to imitate'), itself coming from mimos (μῖμος, 'imitator, actor'). In ancient Greece, mīmēsis was an idea that governed the creation of works of art, in particular, with correspondence to the physical world understood as a model for beauty, truth, and the good. Plato contrasted mimesis, or imitation, with diegesis, or narrative. After Plato, the meaning of mimesis eventually shifted toward a specifically literary function in ancient Greek society.One of the best-known modern studies of mimesis—understood in literature as a form of realism—is Erich Auerbach's Mimesis: The Representation of Reality in Western Literature, which opens with a comparison between the way the world is represented in Homer's Odyssey and the way it appears in the Bible.In addition to Plato and Auerbach, mimesis has been theorised by thinkers as diverse as Aristotle, Philip Sidney, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Adam Smith, Gabriel Tarde, Sigmund Freud, Walter Benjamin, Theodor Adorno, Paul Ricœur, Luce Irigaray, Jacques Derrida, René Girard, Nikolas Kompridis, Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe, Michael Taussig, Merlin Donald, Homi Bhabha and Roberto Calasso.

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1. mimesis

   Mimesis is a concept, often used in the arts, that involves imitating, representing, or mimicking the real world or nature. It is often associated with realism in literature, art, theatre or music. The term is derived from ancient Greek, meaning 'imitation' or 'representation'. This form of expression has been utilized since ancient times as a method of learning, understanding, and also entertainment.

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1. Mimesisnoun

   imitation; mimicry

2. Etymology: [NL., fr. Gr. imitation.]

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1. Mimesis

   In mathematics, mimesis is the quality of a numerical method which imitates some properties of the continuum problem. The goal of numerical analysis is to approximate the continuum, so instead of solving a partial differential equation one aims to solve a discrete version of the continuum problem. Properties of the continuum problem commonly imitated by numerical methods are conservation laws, solution symmetries, and fundamental identities and theorems of vector and tensor calculus like the divergence theorem. Both finite difference or finite element method can be mimetic; it depends on the properties that the method has. For example, a mixed finite element method applied to Darcy flows strictly conserves the mass of the flowing fluid. The term geometric integration denotes the same philosophy.

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Anagrams for mimesis »

1. mimsies

How to pronounce mimesis?

1. Alex

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   Mia

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of mimesis in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of mimesis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of mimesis in a Sentence

1. STOOLarts KONCEPT:

   Mimesis is darkness, create your own light, the brighter inner light, the brighter it shines

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
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3. ^ Wikipedia
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
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6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=mimesis