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non-imitative adjective (alsononimitative)uk /ˌnɒnˈɪm.ɪ.tə.tɪv/ us /ˌnɑːnˈɪm.ə.teɪ.t̬ɪv/ not copying someone or something: Despite all the time that she spent with the other artists, she used colour in a unique, non-imitative way. At this point in history, music was largely non-imitative. A response may be either imitative or non-imitative, depending on whether it does or does not reproduce the behaviour which was the stimulus. The researchers employed a nonimitative production task in order to study how the target and control group pronounced the vowel sound. Where a child said a word immediately after it was presented to them but added a word form, this was also considered as non-imitative. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Inventing, designing and innovation absorptive capacity architect artificer bionics blueprint design designer devise dream something up ergonomic lead time modularization mother nanotechnology technologist technology the mother of somethingidiom themed think outside the boxidiom think something up |