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mime

[ mahym, meem ]

noun

  1. the art or technique of portraying a character, mood, idea, or narration by gestures and bodily movements; pantomime.
  2. an actor who specializes in this art.
  3. an ancient Greek or Roman farce that depended for effect largely upon ludicrous actions and gestures.
  4. a player in such a farce.
  5. a jester, clown, or comedian.


verb (used with object)

mimed, miming.
  1. to mimic.
  2. to act in mime.

verb (used without object)

mimed, miming.
  1. to play a part by mime or mimicry.

MIME

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abbreviation for

  1. multipurpose internet mail extensions
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

mime

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noun

  1. the theatrical technique of expressing an idea or mood or portraying a character entirely by gesture and bodily movement without the use of words
  2. Also calledmime artist a performer specializing in such a technique, esp a comic actor
  3. a dramatic presentation using such a technique
  4. in the classical theatre
    1. a comic performance depending for effect largely on exaggerated gesture and physical action
    2. an actor in such a performance
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to express (an idea) in actions or gestures without speech
  2. (of singers or musicians) to perform as if singing (a song) or playing (a piece of music) that is actually prerecorded
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³¾¾±³¾±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¾¾±³¾î€½Ä°ù noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of mime1

1610–20; < Latin ³¾Ä«³¾³Ü²õ < Greek ³¾Ã®³¾´Ç²õ imitator, mime, akin to ³¾Ä«³¾±ðî²õ³Ù³ó²¹¾± to copy, imitate
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of mime1

Old English ³¾Ä«³¾²¹, from Latin ³¾Ä«³¾³Ü²õ mimic actor, from Greek mimos imitator
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She closes her eyes and mimes her head hitting a pillow.

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It’s delightfully lacking in nuance, portraying every last French person as a mime or a beret-wearing wino speaking broken, heavily accented French.

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"He was pretty much non-verbal by that point but, when he heard that, he pointed at himself as if to say 'that's mine' and was miming the words," she says.

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Style: Dylan performed in mime makeup and a broad-brimmed hat bedecked in flowers.

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The predominantly male performers in Kerala and parts of neighbouring Karnataka embody deities through elaborate costumes, face paint, and trance-like dances, mime and music.

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