APERY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does apery mean? 

• APERY (noun)
  The noun APERY has 1 sense:

1. the act of mimicking; imitative behavior

  Familiarity information: APERY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• APERY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of mimicking; imitative behavior

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

apery; mimicry

Hypernyms ("apery" is a kind of...):

impersonation; personation (imitating the mannerisms of another person)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "apery"):

mockery; parody; takeoff (humorous or satirical mimicry)

Derivation:

ape (imitate uncritically and in every aspect)