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Definition

[n] the imitative representation of nature and human behavior in art and literature
[n] the representation of another person's words in a speech
[n] any disease that shows symptoms characteristic of another disease

The imitation of reality in art/poetry.

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citation, disease, hysteria, hysterical neurosis, imitation, quotation, quote

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