(formal, sometimes disapproving) that copies sb/sth:
movies that encourage imitative crime * His work has been criticized for being imitative and shallow. * The style is imitative of Basque architecture.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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In this entry, imitative is tagged as adjective.
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