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Definitions: Imitation |
ImitationAdjective1. 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 aligator hide". 2. Artificial and inferior; "ersatz coffee"; "coffee substitute". Noun1. The doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations. 2. A copy that is presented as the original. 3. The act of imitating. 4. A representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "imitation" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references) |
Etymology: Imitation \Im"i*ta"tion\, noun. [Latin expression imitatio: compare to the French expression imitation.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Dream Interpretation | To dream of imitations, means that persons are working to deceive you. For a young woman to dream some one is imitating her lover or herself, foretells she will be imposed upon, and will suffer for the faults of others. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
Mining | See:synthetic stone; assembled stone. (references) |
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Synonyms: ImitationSynonyms: ersatz (adj), fake (adj), false (adj), faux (adj), simulated (adj), substitute(p) (adj), caricature (n), counterfeit (n), forgery (n), impersonation (n). (additional references) |
| Antonym: formalism (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Copy | Servile copy, servile imitation; plagiarism, counterfeit, fake;(deception); pasticcio. |
Image, picture, photo, xerox, similitude, semblance, ectype, photo offset, electrotype; imitation; model, representation, adumbration, study; portrait; (representation); resemblance. | |
Imitation | Noun: imitation; copying; Verb: transcription; repetition, duplication, reduplication; quotation; reproduction; mimeograph, xerox, facsimile; reprint, offprint. |
Nonimitation | Noun: no imitation; originality; creativeness. |
Representation | Noun: representation, representment; imitation; illustration, delineation, depictment; imagery, portraiture, iconography; design, designing; art, fine arts; painting; sculpture; engraving; photography, cinematography; radiography, autoradiography, fluorography, sciagraphy. |
Teacher | Expositor; preceptor, guide; guru; mentor; (adviser); pioneer, apostle, missionary, propagandist, munshi, example; (model for imitation). |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
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Screenplays | You can't do an imitation of Alexander Hamilton, nobody knows what he sounds like. (A Thousand Clowns; writing credit: Herb Gardner) This thing doesn't want to show itself, it wants to hide inside an imitation. It'll fight if it has to, but it's vulnerable out in the open. (The Thing; writing credit: John W. Campbell Jr.; Bill Lancaster) And you do a phenomenal Linda Ronstadt imitation. (Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place; writing credit: Pat Bullard) (doing a Robinson imitation) Hey, how much? (The Big Red One; writing credit: Samuel Fuller) | |
Clever | Genuine imitation (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Imitation of Christ (1970) A Farmer's Imitation of Ching Ling Foo (1900) Imitation of a College Society Girl (1898) R.E.M.: Imitation of Life (2001) | |
Song Titles | Imitation Of Life (performing artist: R.E.M.) | |
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| Play | Caption | Play | Caption |
 | Imitation of a ship's horn blowing by violins. | | Man saying "bloop" quickly in imitation of a dripping sound. |
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Aesop | Men often applaud an imitation and hiss the real thing. |
Charles Colton | Imitation is the sincerest of flattery. |
Georg C. Lichtenberg | To do the opposite of something is also a form of imitation, namely an imitation of its opposite. |
Marcus T. Cicero | In everything truth surpasses the imitation and copy. |
Samuel Johnson | No man was ever great by imitation. |
| Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those who we cannot resemble. | |
Terence | My advice is, to consult the lives of other men as we would a looking-glass, and from thence fetch examples for our own imitation. |
Tryon Edwards | True art is reverent imitation of God. |
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Sylvie and Bruno | Carroll, Lewis | Bruno took a very small book out of the bookcase, opened it, and shook it in imitation of the Professor. |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | A similar sideboard, suitably draped with white linen and imitation lace, served for the altar which decorated the oratory. |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | The imitation was prevented by a mild expression of anger from Wallis in whose mouthpiece the cigarette had become too tightly wedged. |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | The imitation was a failure and the owner had known it was a failure. |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | In educating the youth of both sexes, their method is admirable, and highly deserves our imitation. |
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Health | Even at a young age, children with Fragile X tend to be good at imitation and to be very social. (references) | |
Business | Chinese bags, made of imitation leather and vinyl, currently dominate this market. (references) | |
New Zealand has no regulations that prevent used or imitation automotive parts being used in replace of genuine parts. (references) | ||
Shoes produced of python, crocodile, lizard or snake leather (or imitation), as well those made in very loud and intense colors, are enjoying a great demand currently. (references) | ||
Economic History | Bulgaria | Registration is refused or the existing registered trademark is cancelled if a trademark constitutes a reproduction, an imitation or creates confusion with a well known trademark as stipulated by the Paris Convention and the Trademarks and Geographical Indications Act. (references) |
Thailand | Direct marketing is considered to be an effective means of marketing in Thailand and is expected to grow steadily in the next few years . Since the onset of the Asian financial crisis in mid-1997, many of the resulting unemployed have joined the direct marketing workforce . Often, these people possess business experience and are highly motivated . Direct marketing is used widely in the sale of cosmetics, health products, cleaning and household items, and electrical appliances . Major U.S. cosmetics brands that are sold via direct marketing are Amway, Nu Skin, Herbal life, and Avon . Service businesses such as life and health insurance also often use direct marketing . Even though direct marketing has proved to be very successful in the Thai market, many problems still need to be solved such as poor product quality, loss during delivery, and imitation, to name a few . To boost consumer confidence in direct-sales, Thailand's government has enacted a number of consumer protection laws. (references) | |
Political Economy | GHANA | Trademarks: Ghana has not yet become a popular location for imitation designer apparel and watches. (references) |
Trade | New Zealand | Very detailed regulations are in effect regarding the labels that must be attached to various prepared, blended, compounded, mixed or imitation foodstuffs. (references) |
Vietnam | Because of the rampant problem posed by imitation and thus poor quality goods, inspectors may see the change in packaging as a potential contraband and prolong customs clearance. (references) | |
Japan | Japan strictly prohibits entry of narcotics and related utensils, firearms, firearm parts and ammunition, counterfeit or imitation money, obscene materials, or goods that violate intellectual property rights. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | JOSS-:STICKS:, n. Small sticks burned by the Chinese in their pagan tomfoolery, in imitation of certain sacred rites of our holy religion. |
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John Adams | 1797-1801 | This example has been recommended to the imitation of his successors by both Houses of Congress and by the voice of the legislatures and the people throughout the nation. |
Dwight Eisenhower | 1953-1961 | We seek neither their military alliance nor any artificial imitation of our society. |
Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | After watching the State of the Union address the other night, I'm reminded of the old adage that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. |
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| "Imitation" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.84% of the time. "Imitation" is used about 620 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 99.84% | 619 | 10,440 |
| Noun (common) | 0.16% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 620 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "imitation": aping imitation ♦ imitation bristol ♦ imitation jewellery ♦ imitation jewelry ♦ imitation leather ♦ imitation marble ♦ imitation oil of bitter almonds ♦ imitation parchment paper ♦ imitation pearls ♦ model for imitation ♦ no imitation ♦ servile imitation ♦ slavish imitation. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "imitation": imitation-coal, imitation-leather, imitation-log. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
imitation louis vuitton | 149 |
imitation of life | 117 |
imitation handbag | 78 |
imitation | 71 |
imitation rolex | 70 |
imitation jewelry | 68 |
imitation louis vuitton handbag | 50 |
imitation purse | 40 |
imitation designer purse | 39 |
imitation oakley | 39 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "imitation"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | imitim (burlesque, echo, impersonation, miming, mockery, simulation, take off), kopjim (transcription). (various references) | |
Arabic | محاكاة (burlesque, copying, echo, emulation, mimesis, mimicry, simulation), تقليد (appointment, convention, copying, customs, inauguration, induction, installation, investment, mimicry, reproduction, tradition), تزييف (falsification, forgery), زائف (adulterate, artificial, bad, base, bastard, bogus, dummy, fake, false, fictitious, fictive, floating, hypocritical, imitative, mock, postiche, pretended, pseudo, queer, sham, shoddy, simulate, spurious, unreal), شىء زائف (cheat, falsity, gold brick, simulation), شبه قوي. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | подражателство (apery, emulation), имитиран (imitative, simulated), имитиране (mimicry, simulation), имитация (counterfeit, ersatz, fake, mock, pinchbeck, repetition, replication, sham, simulation), подправен (adulterate, adulterine, corrupt, counterfeit, feigned, forged, fraudulent, impure, pinchbeck, queer, seasoned, sham, spiced, spicy, supposititious), подправка (alloy, condiment, counterfeit, doctor, flavoring, flavouring, forgery, herb, relish, sauce, seasoning, spice), изкуствен (affected, artificial, factitious, false, man-made, mimic, pinchbeck, theatrical, unnatural, unreal), подражаване (mimicry), сурогат (substitute, surrogate), мимикрия (mimesis, mimicry), наподобяване (assimilation), карикатурене, копие (assagai, assegai, carbon copy, copy, counterpart, ditto, double, duplicate, javelin, manifold, print off, repetition, replication, reproduction, shaft, spear, tally, transcript, transcription), копиране (replication, tracing), следване (studies, study), подражание (aping, mimicry). (various references) | |
Catalan | imitació. (various references) | |
Chinese | 模" (to imitate, to simulate), 仿制. (various references) | |
Czech | imitace (impersonation, impression), napodobenina (counterfeit, fake), napodobení (mock, sham, simulacrum, simulation). (various references) | |
Danish | efterligning (counterfeiting). (various references) | |
Dutch | navolging, imitatie, nabootsing (counterfeiting, fake, feint, simulation). (various references) | |
Esperanto | imito, imitado, imitaĵo. (various references) | |
Faeroese | herming, eftirgerð. (various references) | |
Farsi | پیروی (Follow), چیزتقلیدی , تقلید (Burlesque, Fake, Mime, Mimicry), ساختگی (Apocryphal, Bogus, False, Made, Phony, Quack, Sham, Whopper), جعلی (Apocryphal, Bogus, Counterfeit, Spurious), بدلی (Counterfeit, Imitative, Spurious). (various references) | |
Finnish | mukaelma (adaptation), jäljittely (mimicry), jäljitelmä (counterfeit). (various references) | |
French | imitation (impersonation). (various references) | |
German | nachahmung (copy, copying, counterfeiting, emulation, impersonation, impression, mimicking, mimicry, simulation, take off, takeoff, take-off), Imitation (fake, simulation), Fälschung (adulteration, counterfeit, Counterfeiting, fake, faking, falsification, forgery, forging, fudge, phoney, phony). (various references) | |
Greek | απομίμηση (fake, mimicry). (various references) | |
Hebrew | חקוי (impersonation, mimesis, mimicry, simulation), "ז"יפות (falsification, forgery). (various references) | |
Hungarian | követés (follow up, following, follow-up, pursuance, succession, tracking, watch). (various references) | |
Indonesian | tiruan (artificiality, copy, fake, model, replica, reproduction, synthetic), jajat, gadungan (bogus, fake). (various references) | |
Italian | imitazione (fake, impersonation, mock). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 摸倣 (copying), 模" , 偽 (deception, false, falsehood, lie). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | にせ (bogus, deception, false, falsehood, lie, sham), もほう (copying), ものまね (mimicry), もさく (groping), もぎ, もぞう (counterfeit, mimic), るいじひ" (similar article, similar goods), もじり (parody), "しらえもの (fake), ぎせい (bluff, copy, deceiving an enemy, false oath, forgery, legal fiction, perjury, pseudo, sacrifice), にせもの (counterfeit, forgery, imposter, liar, sham, spurious article), まね (behavior, mimicry, pretense), まがい (brothel, den of thieves, red-light district, sham), まがいもの (an imitation, fake, sham), ひとまね (mimicry), が"ぶつ (counterfeit, forgery, sham), ぎ (affair, be suspicious of, case, ceremony, connection, deception, deed, distrust, doubt, false, falsehood, favor, friendly relations, friendship, goodwill, honour, intimacy, justice, kindness, lie, matter, morality, relation, righteousness, rule, skill), イミテーション . (various references) | |
Manx | maclioar (copy, duplicate), caslys (appearance, design, drawing, elevation, illustration, painting, picture, shape), breagagh (bogus, delusive, extravagant, false, fictitious, illusive, lying, pinchbeck, spurious), arrishagh (copycat, imitative, jeerer, mocking), arrish (imitate, impersonation, jeer, mockery, parody, take off, take off mimic). (various references) | |
Norwegian | etterligning (impersonation). (various references) | |
Papiamen | imitashon. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | imitationay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | imitação (cheat, counterfeit, dud, fake, mimetic, mimicry, mock, phoney, phony, reproduction, sham, simulacrum, substitute, take off). (various references) | |
Romanian | imitare (counterfeit, mimicry, mock, take off), imitaţie (copy, counterfeit, echo, forgery, pastiche, pinchbeck), reproducere (breeding, copy, ditto, facsimile, get, repetition, reproduction, semblance, trace), reprezentare (presentation, representation), replicã (catchword, counterpart, cue, rejoinder, remark, repartee, replication, reply, respond, response, retort, retortion, tag), mimetism (mimicry), fals (apparent, artificial, bad, base, bogus, cant, colourable, counterfeit, deceitful, double dealing, dud, dummy, erroneous, erroneously, error, factitious, fake, false, falsehood, feigned, flash, forged, forgery, fraud, glossy, hollow, hollow-hearted, imposture, insincere, lying, mendacious, mistaken, mock, painted, phony, plugged, reprobate, sham, spurious, sugary, tinsel, treacherous, trumpery, truthless, two faced, unnatural, unnaturally, untrue, wrong, wrongfully), copiere (transcription), copie (copy, counterpart, ditto, duplicate, duplication, offtake, print, proof, repetition, replica, replication, reproduction, tally, trace, transcript, transcription). (various references) | |
Russian | имитация (look-alike). (various references) | |
Scottish | aithris (narration, recital, rehearsal, rehearse, repeat, tell, tell so Irish *ati-ris). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | imitacija (emulation, take off). (various references) | |
Spanish | imitación (copy, fake, impersonation, impression, masquerade, mimicking, mimicry, pinchbeck, takeoff), remedo (mimicry, sham, simulation, takeoff). (various references) | |
Swedish | efterbildning. (various references) | |
Thai | การเลียนแบบ (mockery, takeoff, take-off), ของเลียนแบบ (rip-off). (various references) | |
Turkish | imitasyon, yapay (artificial, ersatz, factitious, spurious, synthetical, unnatural), taklit etme (impersonation, mimicry, personation, send up), taklit (affectation, bastard, bogus, counterfeit, echo, fake, false, gold brick, hit off, imitated, imitative, impression, mimesis, mimic, mimicry, mock, mockery, pinchbeck, repetition, reproduction, sham, simulacrum, simulated, simulation, snide, take off), suni (artificial, false, spurious, synthetical). (various references) | |
Turkmen | яasama (artificial, false). (various references) | |
Ukranian | імітація (postiche), копія (carbon, copy, counterpart, duplicate, duplication, edition, image, manifold, picture, pressing, replication, similitude, transcript, transcription), наслідування (copyism, echo, emulation, mimicry, repetition, take off), передражнювання. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | vật mô phỏng, vật bắt chước, sự noi gương sự bắt chước. (various references) | |
Welsh | efelychiad, dynwarediad (mimicry), dilyniad (following). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | aemulatio, aemulatione, aemulationem, aemulationes, similitudine, similitudinem, similitudines, similitudini, similitudinis, similitudo, specula, speculis, speculum. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "imitation": imitations. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "imitation": delimitation, limitation. (additional references) | |
Words containing "imitation": delimitations, limitational, limitations. (additional references) | |
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"Imitation" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: imatation, imitatio, imitationem, imitaton, Imitutio, imotation, imtimation, iritation, migitation, okistation. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "imitation" (pronounced i'mutā"shun) |
| 8 | i' m u t ā" sh u n | limitation. |
| 6 | -u t ā" sh u n | accreditation, agitation, amputation, annotation, cetacean, cogitation, cohabitation, computation, connotation, decapitation, dilatation, equitation, facilitation, gravitation, habitation, hesitation, imputation, incapacitation, inhabitation, interpretation, invitation, irritation, levitation, meditation, misinterpretation, palpitation, precipitation, premeditation, recitation, rehabilitation, reinterpretation, reputation, resuscitation, sanitation, solicitation, vegetation, visitation. |
| 5 | -t ā" sh u n | adaptation, affectation, argumentation, augmentation, citation, confrontation, consultation, crustacean, deforestation, deportation, devastation, dictation, disorientation, disputation, dissertation, documentation, excitation, exhortation, expectation, experimentation, exploitation, fermentation, flirtation, flotation, fragmentation, gestation, implantation, implementation, importation, incantation, incrustation, indentation, infestation, instrumentation, lactation, manifestation, misrepresentation, molestation, mutation, notation, orientation, ornamentation, ostentation, permutation, pigmentation, plantation, presentation, protestation, quotation, recantation, reforestation, refutation, regimentation, representation, rotation, sedimentation, segmentation, station, superstation, temptation, transplantation, transportation. |
| 4 | -ā" sh u n | abbreviation, abdication, aberration, abomination, abrogation, acceleration, acclimation, accommodation, accumulation, accusation, acidification, activation, adjudication, administration, admiration, adoration, adulation, advocation, affiliation, affirmation, agglomeration, aggravation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, amalgamation, amelioration, amortization, amplification, animation, annexation, annihilation, anticipation, antidiscrimination, appellation, application, appreciation, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, articulation, aspiration, assassination, assimilation, association, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, bifurcation, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, characterization, civilization, clarification, classification, coagulation, codification, cogeneration, collaboration, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, communication, communization, compensation, compilation, complication, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conciliation, condemnation, condensation, confabulation, confederation, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, consummation, contamination, contemplation, continuation, conversation, convocation, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correlation, corroboration, creation, cremation, criminalization, culmination, cultivation, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, deceleration, decentralization, decertification, declaration, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, defamation, deflation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, denationalization, denomination, denuclearization, denunciation, depopulation, depravation, depreciation, depredation, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalination, desalinization, desecration, desegregation, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, deviation, differentiation, dilation, discoloration, discontinuation, discrimination, disembarkation, disinclination, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, dispensation, disqualification, dissemination, dissipation, dissociation, distillation, diversification, divination, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, education, ejaculation, elaboration, elation, electrification, elevation, elimination, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emulation, enumeration, equalization, equivocation, eradication, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, evocation, exacerbation, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, exclamation, excommunication, exfoliation, exhalation, exhilaration, exhumation, exoneration, expatriation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploration, expropriation, extermination, extrapolation, fabrication, falsification, fascination, federation, fertilization, fibrillation, figuration, filtration, fixation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, frustration, fumigation, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentrification, germination, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gyration, hallucination, harmonization, hibernation, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, identification, illumination, illustration, imagination, immigration, immunization, impersonation, implication, impregnation, improvisation, inactivation, inauguration, incarceration, incarnation, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incubation, indemnification, indexation, indication, indignation, indoctrination, industrialization, infatuation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhalation, initiation, innovation, inoculation, insemination, insinuation, inspiration, installation, instigation, institutionalization, insubordination, insulation, integration, intensification, internationalization, interrogation, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, inundation, invalidation, investigation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, isolation, jubilation, justification, laceration, legalization, legislation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, lubrication, machination, magnetization, magnification, malformation, manipulation, marginalization, masturbation, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, menstruation, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, miscreation, misidentification, misinformation, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, monopolization, motivation, multiplication, mummification, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nondiscrimination, nonproliferation, normalization, notification, nucleation, nullification, obfuscation, obligation, observation, occupation, operation, optimization, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, origination, oscillation, ossification, ovation, overpopulation, overregulation, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, participation, pasteurization, penetration, perforation, perpetuation, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, polarization, politicization, pollination, pontification, popularization, population, predestination, prefabrication, preoccupation, preparation, preservation, pressurization, privation, privatization, probation, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, profanation, prognostication, proliferation, pronunciation, propagation, proration, prostration, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reauthorization, recalculation, recapitalization, recertification, reclamation, reclassification, recommendation, reconciliation, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reformation, refrigeration, regeneration, registration, regulation, rehydration, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remuneration, renationalization, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, replication, repudiation, reregulation, reservation, resignation, respiration, restoration, retaliation, retardation, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, saponification, saturation, securitization, sedation, segregation, sensation, separation, sequestration, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, subordination, subsidization, substantiation, suburbanization, suffocation, summation, syndication, tabulation, taxation, telecommunication, termination, titillation, toleration, transformation, transillumination, translation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visualization, vocation, vulgarization, westernization. |
| 3 | -sh u n | abduction, abolition, abortion, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, accession, accretion, acquisition, action, addiction, addition, admission, admonition, adoption, advection, affection, affliction, aggression, alliteration, alternation, ambition, ammunition, antiabortion, anticorruption, apparition, apportion, apprehension, ascension, ashen, assertion, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, beautician, benediction, brutalization, caption, carburetion, caution, circulation, circumspection, clinician, coalition, coercion, cognition, collection, commission, commotion, compassion, competition, completion, complexion, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, conception, conceptualization, concession, concoction, concussion, condescension, condition, conduction, confection, confession, conjunction, connection, conniption, conscription, constitution, constriction, construction, consumption, contention, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conviction, convolution, convulsion, correction, corruption, counterrevolution, crucifixion, cushion, deception, decimation, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, deduction, defection, definition, deletion, demolition, demotion, dentition, depiction, depletion, deposition, depression, dereliction, description, desertion, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, devolution, devotion, diction, dietitian, diffraction, digression, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, disconnection, discretion, discussion, disinfection, disposition, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissension, dissolution, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, dysfunction, edition, egyptian, ejection, election, electrician, electrocution, elocution, emission, emotion, emulsion, encryption, erection, erudition, eruption, eviction, evolution, exaction, exception, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exhibition, expansion, expedition, exposition, expression, expulsion, extension, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, faction, fashion, fiction, fission, flexion, formalization, fraction, freshen, friction, fruition, function, gentian, geriatrician, gumption, hessian, homogenization, hypertension, hypotension, ignition, impassion, imperfection, imposition, impression, inaction, inception, incineration, indiscretion, induction, infarction, infection, inflection, infliction, infraction, inhibition, injection, injunction, inquisition, inscription, insertion, inspection, institution, instruction, insurrection, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, interruption, intersection, introduction, introspection, intuition, invention, junction, jurisdiction, juxtaposition, lilliputian, liposuction, liquefaction, locomotion, logician, lotion, magician, malfunction, malnutrition, mansion, martian, mathematician, mention, midsection, misapprehension, misconception, misimpression, misperception, mission, mortician, motion, munition, musician, nonaggression, nonfiction, nonprescription, notion, nutrition, objection, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, ocean, omission, opposition, oppression, optician, option, overconsumption, overexpansion, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, oversimplification, partition, passion, patrician, pediatrician, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, permission, persecution, petition, physician, politician, pollution, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, preconception, precondition, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, preignition, premonition, prescription, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, procession, production, profession, progression, prohibition, projection, promotion, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, protection, ration, reaction, reassertion, reception, recession, recognition, recollection, recondition, reconstruction, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reflection, regression, reimposition, reinspection, reintegration, reintroduction, reinvention, rejection, remission, rendition, repercussion, repetition, reposition, repossession, repression, reproduction, requisition, resolution, restitution, restriction, resumption, resurrection, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, sanction, satisfaction, secession, secretion, section, sedition, seduction, selection, session, solution, statistician, submission, subscription, subsection, substation, substitution, subtraction, succession, suction, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, tactician, technician, tension, theoretician, titian, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transgression, transition, transmission, tuition, venetian, volition, workstation. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-i-i-i-m-n-o-t-t" | |
-3 letters: intima, manito, mattin, titian, titman. | |
-4 letters: amino, amnio, animi, imino, matin, taint, tanto, titan, toman. | |
-5 letters: amin, anti, atom, inia, inti, into, iota, main, mano, matt, mina, mini, mint, mitt, moan, moat, mott, naoi, noma, nota, omit, tain, tint, titi, toit. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-i-i-i-m-n-o-t-t" | |
+1 letter: imitations, intimation, limitation, mitigation. | |
+2 letters: antimitotic, intimations, intimidator, itemization, limitations, miscitation, mitigations. | |
+3 letters: antimitotics, avitaminotic, delimitation, intimidation, intimidators, intimidatory, itemizations, legitimation, limitational, ministration, miscitations, nonimitative, optimisation, optimization. | |
+4 letters: delimitations, intimidations, legitimations, ministrations, misestimation, mortification, mystification, optimisations, optimizations, victimization. | |
+5 letters: administration, autoimmunities, axiomatisation, axiomatization, bituminization, delegitimation, dolomitization, emotionalistic, emotionalities, indomitability, interanimation, intermediation, legitimization, metafictionist, militarization, misattribution, misestimations, misorientation, misutilization, mortifications, multiplication, mystifications, stigmatization, traditionalism, victimizations. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)49 6D 69 74 61 74 69 6F 6E |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references).. -- .. - .- - .. --- -. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001001 01101101 01101001 01110100 01100001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)I m i t a t i o n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0049 006D 0069 0074 0061 0074 0069 006F 006E |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)437975866786758180 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Sounds 8. Quotations: Familiar | 9. Quotations: Fiction 10. Quotations: Non-fiction 11. Quotations: Speeches 12. Usage Frequency | 13. Expressions 14. Expressions: Internet 15. Translations: Modern 16. Translations: Ancient | 17. Derivations 18. Rhymes 19. Anagrams 20. Orthography | 21. Bibliography |
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