slavish imitation

  • 1slavish imitation — imitation that is too similar to the original …

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  • 2slavish — slav|ish [ sleıvıʃ ] adjective always doing or following what other people say or do without thinking very much for yourself: She shows a slavish devotion to her job. It was a slavish imitation of his professor s work. ╾ slav|ish|ly adverb ╾… …

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  • 3slavish — adjective slavish imitation/devotion etc behaviour or actions that show that you cannot make your own decisions about what you should do: a slavish devotion to duty slavishly adverb slavishness noun (U) …

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  • 4slavish — UK [ˈsleɪvɪʃ] / US adjective always doing or following what other people say or do without thinking very much for yourself She shows a slavish devotion to her job. It was a slavish imitation of his professor s work. Derived words: slavishly… …

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  • 5imitation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Following of a model Nouns 1. imitation; quotation, paraphrase, parody, travesty, burlesque; copy, forgery (see falsehood); mockery, mimicry; simulation, pretense, sham, impersonation, imposture;… …

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  • 6imitation — noun 1 copy of a thing ADJECTIVE ▪ accurate, good, passable ▪ exact, perfect ▪ cheap, crude, pale …

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  • 7slavish — adj. Slavish is used with these nouns: ↑adherence, ↑devotion, ↑imitation …

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