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doctrine vs imitation

imitation vs doctrine

doctrine and imitation both are nouns.

doctrine is not an adjective while imitation is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
doctrine Yes No No No
imitation Yes Yes No No
As nouns, imitation is a hyponym of doctrine; that is, imitation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than doctrine:
  • doctrine: a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
  • imitation: the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations
doctrine (noun) imitation (noun)
a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else
something copied or derived from an original
the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations
a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
doctrine (adjective) imitation (adjective)
not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article
Difference between doctrine and imitation

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