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imitable
CIDE DICTIONARY
imitable, a. [L. imitabilis: cf. F. imitable. See Imitate.].
- Capable of being imitated or copied. [1913 Webster]"The characters of man placed in lower stations of life are more usefull, as being imitable by great numbers." [1913 Webster]
- Worthy of imitation; as, imitable character or qualities. Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster]
ROGET THESAURUS
imitable
Imitation
N imitation, copying, transcription, repetition, duplication, reduplication, quotation, reproduction, mimeograph, xerox, facsimile, reprint, offprint, mockery, mimicry, simulation, impersonation, personation, representation, semblance, copy, assimilation, paraphrase, parody, take-off, lampoon, caricature, plagiarism, forgery, counterfeit, celluloid, imitator, echo, cuckoo, parrot, ape, monkey, mocking bird, mime, copyist, copycat, plagiarist, pirate, imitated, mock, mimic, modelled after, molded on, paraphrastic, literal, imitative, secondhand, imitable, aping, apish, mimicking, literally, to the letter, verbatim, literatim, sic, totidem verbis, word for word, mot a mot, exactly, precisely, like master like man, like - but oh! how different!, genius borrows nobly, pursuing echoes calling 'mong the rocks, quotation confesses inferiority, Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.For further exploring for "imitable" in Webster Dictionary Online