apery

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

apery
    n 1: the act of mimicking; imitative behavior [syn: {apery},
         {mimicry}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Apery \Ap"er*y\, n.; pl. {Aperies}.
   1. A place where apes are kept. [R.] --Kingsley.
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   2. The practice of aping; an apish action. --Coleridge.
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