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imitative1580s, probably from imitate + -ive; or else from Middle French imitatif, from Late Latin imitativus, from imitat-, stem of Latin imitari "to copy, portray" (see imitation).
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imitative(adj) marked by or given to imitation(adj) (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound(adj) not genuine; imitating something superior
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