Dictionary entry
Imitation
Pronunciation: /ɪmɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
Pronunciation
/ɪmɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
Myanmar Meaning
(n) တုပ
Definition
imitation / ÇmÇ'teÇʃn / n ၁။ [C] အတုအေယာင္ပစၥည္း။ အတု။ That's not an original Rembrandt—it's an imitation. ❍ a cheap / pale / poor imitation ❍ imitation leather / fur. ၂။ [U] တုပျခင္း။ learn sth by imitation ❍ The house was built in imitation of a Roman villa. ၃။ [C] တူေအာင္ တုပေျပာဆို ျပဳမူျခင္း။ အတုလုပ္ျပျခင္း။ an entertainer who does hilarious imitations of TV personalities.
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