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not real; something made or done like something else

simulation, substitution

clone impersonation impression mimicry parody reflection replica reproduction Xerox apery 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 aping carbon copy counterfeiting echoing matching mirroring paralleling paraphrasing parroting patterning representing
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Cases of word usage

1) an imitation of a dog's bark (bow-wow)

2) (to make) (something) made or done in imitation of another thing in order to deceive (counterfeit)

IMITATION as in Wiktionary
IMITATION as in Wikipedia