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imitation

imitation Imitation is the repeating of a pattern in action, thought, or both.

Imitation is the repeating of a pattern in action, thought, or both. In a narrower sense it means copying another person, and in a broader sense it includes reproducing a pattern more generally, even when the link to an outside model is not clearly conscious.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Imitation” (Imitation).
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