1. mimesis(n = noun.cognition) - the imitative representation of nature and human behavior in art and literature;
is a kind of imitation
Derived form adjective mimetic1
2. mimesis(n = noun.state) - any disease that shows symptoms characteristic of another disease;
is a kind of disease
is a part of hysteria, hysterical neurosis
3. mimesis(n = noun.communication) - the representation of another person's words in a speech;
is a kind of citation, quotation, quote
Derived form adjective mimetic2
Imitation; mimicry. [1913 Webster]
mimesis, n. Biol. a close external resemblance of an animal to another that is distasteful or harmful to predators of the first.
Etymology:
Gk mimesis imitation