- cheap imitation
- inexpensive and low-quality version of a more expensive product
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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Cheap Imitation — is a piece for solo piano by John Cage, composed in 1969. It is an indeterminate piece created using the I Ching and based, rhythmically, on Socrate by Erik Satie. Contents 1 History of composition 2 Analysis … Wikipedia
cheap — cheap1 W2S1 [tʃi:p] adj comparative cheaper superlative cheapest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(low price)¦ 2¦(bad quality)¦ 3¦(not expensive to use)¦ 4¦(not deserving respect)¦ 5¦(not generous)¦ 6 cheap thrill 7 life is cheap … Dictionary of contemporary English
cheap — cheap1 [ tʃip ] adjective *** ▸ 1 not expensive ▸ 2 not of good quality ▸ 3 against spending money ▸ 4 unkind/unfair ▸ 5 without value ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) not expensive: People should have access to cheap, fresh food. The local buses are cheap and… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cheap — I UK [tʃiːp] / US [tʃɪp] adjective Word forms cheap : adjective cheap comparative cheaper superlative cheapest *** 1) a) not expensive People should have access to cheap, fresh food. The local buses are cheap and reliable. a cheap and plentiful… … English dictionary
imitation — noun 1 (C, U) an attempt to imitate someone or something, or the act of doing this: Bill can do a passable imitation of an American accent. | Children learn a lot by imitation. | a pale imitation (=something that is much less good than the thing… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
imitation — noun 1 copy of a thing ADJECTIVE ▪ accurate, good, passable ▪ exact, perfect ▪ cheap, crude, pale … Collocations dictionary
cheap — cheapish, adj. cheapishly, adv. cheaply, adv. cheapness, n. /cheep/, adj., cheaper, cheapest, adv., n. adj. 1. costing very little; relatively low in price; inexpensive: a cheap dress. 2. costing little labor or trouble: Words are cheap … Universalium
cheap — adj., adv. 1 low price VERBS ▪ be, be going ▪ a brand new radio going cheap ▪ buy sth, get sth, sell sth ▪ … Collocations dictionary
cheap — [[t]tʃip[/t]] adj. er, est, adv. n. 1) costing very little; relatively low in price; inexpensive 2) charging low prices: a cheap store[/ex] 3) shoddy or inferior 4) costing little labor or trouble: Talk is cheap[/ex] 5) mean or contemptible: a… … From formal English to slang
Кейдж, Джон Мильтон — Джон Мильтон Кейдж John Milton Cage Jr. Дата рождения 5 сентября 1912 Место рождения Лос Анджелес Дата смерти 12 августа 1992 … Википедия
