Definitions

apery

[ey-puh-ree] / ˈeɪ pə ri /

NOUN

aping

Synonyms

STRONG

caricature parody

WEAK

imitation impression mockery takeoff

NOUN

imitation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clone impersonation impression mimicry parody reflection replica reproduction

STRONG

Xerox copy counterfeit counterpart ditto dupe duplicate duplication ersatz fake forgery image likeness match mime mimesis mockery parallel phony picture resemblance ringer semblance sham simulacrum takeoff transcription travesty

WEAK

aping carbon copy counterfeiting echoing matching mirroring paralleling paraphrasing parroting patterning representing

Antonyms

STRONGEST

original

STRONG

difference opposite reality seriousness solemnity

WEAK

reverse

NOUN

mimicry

Synonyms

STRONG

imitation mockery pretense

WEAK

aping parroting

NOUN

mimicry

Synonyms

STRONGEST

pastiche

STRONG

camouflage caricature imitation mimesis parody posture

WEAK

mimetism mimicking mocking

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As Stenhouse had formerly indicated, no principle has been discovered to which the purgative properties can be attributed, unless it be a green oleo-resin turned red by nitric acid, obtained from the fruit by Apery.

From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers

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