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imitatus

Imitatatus is a Latin term functioning as a perfect passive participle and adjective derived from imitari, meaning to imitate. It translates roughly as “imitated” or “copied,” and in Latin the form can appear as imitatatus (masculine), imitatata (feminine), or imitatatum (neuter). In classical and medieval texts, it is used to describe objects, works, or persons that have been modeled after another model.

In taxonomy and biological nomenclature, imitatatus may appear as a descriptive epithet within a binomial name

In literature and philosophy, imitatatus coexists with related terms such as imitatio (the act or practice

See also: imitatio, mimesis, imitator, imitation.

to
signal
resemblance
to
a
model
species
or
form.
It
is
not
a
formal
taxonomic
rank
by
itself,
but
rather
a
descriptive
label
that
can
be
Latinized
to
match
the
gender
of
the
genus
name
(e.g.,
imitatatus,
imitatata,
or
imitatatum).
As
such,
its
presence
in
a
scientific
name
indicates
perceived
similarity
rather
than
a
distinct
lineage.
of
imitation)
and
mimesis
(the
broader
theory
of
imitation
in
art).
The
participial
form
commonly
appears
in
phrases
like
“opus
imitatum,”
meaning
an
imitated
work,
or
in
sentences
such
as
“poeta
imitatatus
est
a
maioribus”
(the
poet
has
imitated
the
ancestors).
The
term
thus
anchors
discussions
of
copying,
stylistic
reproduction,
and
the
aesthetic
evaluation
of
likeness
across
Latin
texts.