Definition of: imitation

(im′ə·tā′shən) noun
1. The act of imitating.
2. Something done or made in resemblance of something else; a likeness; also, a counterfeit: imitation of money.
3. Music The repetition of a phrase or subject in another voice or a different key.
4. Biol. Mimicry of environment or of another animal, plant, etc., for concealment or protection. See synonyms under CARICATURE, DUPLICATE, MODEL.
—adjective Counterfeit; imitating something genuine or superior: imitation diamonds. [<L imitatio, -onis]