The noun imitation has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (11) imitation -- (the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations)
2. (4) imitation, counterfeit, forgery -- (a copy that is represented as the original)
3. (4) imitation -- (copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else)
4. caricature, imitation, impersonation -- (a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect)
Overview of adj imitation
The adj imitation has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) fake, false, faux, imitation, simulated -- (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")