Imitation

adj. counterfeit, made to look like something else (leather, jewelry, etc.)

n. mimicry, impersonation; emulation; copying, duplication

Imitation is an advanced behavior whereby an individual observes and replicates another's. The word can be applied in many contexts, ranging from animal training to international politics.In anthropology, diffusion theories explain why cultures imitate the ideas or practices of other cultures. Some theories hold that all cultures imitate ideas from one or a few original cultures, the Adam of the Bible, or several cultural circles that overlap. Evolutionary diffusion theory holds that cultures are influenced by one another, but that similar ideas can be developed in isolation.
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Noun
1. the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations
(antonym) formalism
(hypernym) doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought, ism
(hyponym) mimesis
2. a copy that is represented as the original
(synonym) counterfeit, forgery
(hypernym) copy
(hyponym) fake, sham, postiche
3. copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else
(hypernym) copying
(hyponym) emulation
(derivation) imitate, copy, simulate
4. a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
(synonym) caricature, impersonation
(hypernym) wit, humor, humour, witticism, wittiness
(hyponym) mock-heroic
Adjective
1. not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; "it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator hide"
(synonym) fake, false, faux, simulated
(similar) artificial, unreal

n. imitation, mimicry, duplication, mimicking; sham, fraud

n. imitation, impersonation, emulation; mimicry, mockery; sham