the world > relative properties > relationship > imitation > [noun] > action of repeating in a copy or making a copy > duplicate or exact copy > person or thing that appears to be (3)
figurative. = counterpart, n. 3 to play the counterpane: to imitate.
figurative. A person or thing so answering to another as to appear a duplicate or exact copy of it.
= counterpart, n. 3. Cf. counter-likeness, n.