mimetic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μῑμητικός (mīmētikós, “imitative”).

adj

1. Exhibiting mimesis.
2. Imitative.
   This is a planned city, built wholesale from scratch, and coloured with a mimetic sense of humour. Lusail has a replica Place Vendôme. Lusail has a fake Beverly Hills (still under construction). 2022-11-27, Barney Ronay, “Welcome to Lusail: Lego-city of the gods and one of the strangest places on earth”, in The Guardian

noun

1. Something mimetic or imitative.
2. (education) A type of mnemonic in the form of a picture.
3. (pharmacology) A substance with similar pharmacological effects to another substance.