imitation
/ɪmɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
US pronunciation
American sound/ɪmɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
ɪmɪˈteɪʃən
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Stress
- 3rd syllable stress
- Vowel
- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Final -tion sounds like shun
ɪmɪ - ˈteɪʃən -> imitation
Myanmar meaning
(n) တုပ
Full entry
၁။ [C] အတုအယောင်ပစ္စည်း။ အတု။
That's not an original Rembrandt—it's an imitation. ❍ a cheap / pale / poor imitation
❍ imitation leather / fur.
၂။ [U] တုပခြင်း။ learn sth by imitation
❍ The house was built in imitation of a Roman villa.
၃။ [C] တူအောင် တုပပြောဆို ပြုမူခြင်း။ အတုလုပ်ပြခြင်း။
an entertainer who does hilarious imitations of TV personalities.
More examples
- Kim can do a great imitation of Woody Allen.
- They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
- [imitation of] : The film was dismissed as a crude imitation of Hitchcock’s earlier work.
- [pale/poor imitation] : He said the proposal was a pale imitation of the government’s policy.
- Imitation fur/leather/marble
Synonyms
simulation, reproduction, replication, Xerox, apery, aping, artificial, carbon copy, clone, copy, counterfeit, counterfeiting, counterpart, ditto, dupe, duplicate, duplication, echoing, ersatz, facsimile, fake, forgery, image, impersonation, impression, likeness, match, matching, mime, mimesis, mimicry, mirroring, mock, mock-up, mockery, parallel, paralleling, paraphrasing, parody, parroting, patterning, phony, picture, pretend, reflection, replica, representing, resemblance, ringer, semblance, sendup, sham, simulacrum, simulated, skit, substitution, synthetic, takeoff, transcription, travesty
Antonyms
Cross references
Study this word
Pattern match
Example practice
Mini quizWhat is the Myanmar meaning of “imitation”?
Try to say the meaning first, then reveal the answer.