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impersonation, n.
(impersonations)
more info imitating the mannerisms of another person
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impersonation personation
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impersonate impersonate
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personate
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acting, playacting, playing, performing
hyponym
mimicry, apery
more info pretending to be another person
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impersonation imposture
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impersonate impersonate
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deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation
more info a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
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caricature imitation impersonation
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caricaturist caricature
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impersonate
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mock-heroic parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, pasquinade, put-on, send-up
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wit, humor, humour, witticism, wittiness