Imitation definition

(1) 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 alligator hide"

(2) Copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else

(3) A copy that is represented as the original

(4) The doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations

(5) A representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect