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mimicry

noun
/ˈmɪm.ɪ.kɹi/CA

Etymology

From mimic + -ry.

Definitions

  1. An act or ability to simulate or effect the appearance, characteristics, or behavior of…

    An act or ability to simulate or effect the appearance, characteristics, or behavior of someone or something else.

    • They say that mimicry is the sincerest form of flattery, but I still think I'm being mocked when he acts just like me.
    • When animal mimicry goes really wrong they don't just look like something that a predator would ignore, they look like lunch.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at mimicry. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at mimicry. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at mimicry

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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