Noun
Imitation; mimicry.
Source: Webster's dictionaryOn this showing, the nature of the breakdowns of civilizations can be summed up in three points: a failure of creative power in the minority, an answering withdrawal of mimesis on the part of the majority, and a consequent loss of social unity in the society as a whole. Arnold J. Toynbee
Prolonged mimesis of the alphabet and its fragmenting properties produced a new dominant mode of perception and then of culture. Marshall McLuhan
Jacob Klein A Commentary on the Meno p.122 Both Merlin Donald and the Socratic authors such Plato and Aristotle emphasize the importance of mimesis, often translated as imitation or representation. Source: Internet
Most of the methods contribute to crypsis, helping to hide against a background; but mimesis and motion dazzle protect without hiding. Source: Internet
He suggests that because tragedy possesses all the attributes of an epic, possibly possesses additional attributes such as spectacle and music, is more unified, and achieves the aim of its mimesis in shorter scope, it can be considered superior to epic. Source: Internet