Imitating and Playing

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Playing and imitating are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Playing" instead a noun "Imitating".

Playing noun - The action of taking part in a game or sport or other recreation.

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Imitating and playing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Imitating" instead a noun "Playing".

Nearby Words: play, played, playful, player, playable

This is the result of Lost in Imitation, with most adaptations thinking incorrectly that they're playing true to the source material, when they're actually imitating another adaptation.

Source: Adaptational Wimp
Starflyer 59's "First Heart Attack" ends with a drumbeat imitating a heartbeat; playing over it is a recording of a doctor operating.

Source: Heartbeat Soundtrack
Sasquatches appear in the Shadowrun role-playing game, where they are peaceable and sentient beings capable of flawlessly imitating sounds.

Source: Bigfoot, Sasquatch and Yeti

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