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  • 1imitation */ — UK [ˌɪmɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms imitation : singular imitation plural imitations 1) a) [countable] an act of copying someone s actions, words, or behaviour, often in order to make people laugh Kim can do a great imitation of Woody Allen.… …

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  • 2imitation — im|i|ta|tion [ ,ımı teıʃn ] noun * 1. ) count or uncount the act of copying someone s actions, words, or behavior, often in order to make people laugh: Kim can do a great imitation of Woody Allen. a ) the act of copying something: They say… …

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  • 3Poor-will — n. [So called in imitation of its note.] (Zo[ o]l.) A bird of the Western United States ({Phal[ae]noptilus Nutalli}) allied to the whip poor will. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 4Poor-willie — Poor wil lie, n. [So called in imitation of its note.] (Zo[ o]l.) The bar tailed godwit. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 5imitation — noun 1 copy of a thing ADJECTIVE ▪ accurate, good, passable ▪ exact, perfect ▪ cheap, crude, pale …

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  • 6poor — adj. Poor is used with these nouns: ↑acceleration, ↑access, ↑accommodation, ↑acting, ↑administration, ↑aim, ↑appetite, ↑attendance, ↑background, ↑balance, ↑bloke, ↑ …

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  • 7pale imitation — poor copy, inferior reproduction, shoddy emulation …

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  • 8The Imitation of Christ — This article is about the 15th century book by Thomas à Kempis. For other uses, see Imitation of Christ (disambiguation). The Imitation of Christ   …

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  • 9Sisters of the Poor Child Jesus —     Sisters of the Poor Child Jesus     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Sisters of the Poor Child Jesus     A congregation founded at Aachen in 1844 for the support and education of poor, orphan, and destitute children, especially girls; approved by… …

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  • 10Whip-poor-will — n. (Zo[ o]l.) An American bird ({Antrostomus vociferus}) allied to the nighthawk and goatsucker; so called in imitation of the peculiar notes which it utters in the evening. [Written also {whippowil}.] [1913 Webster] …

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