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| mime [ mīm ] |
noun (plural mimes) |
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1. acting using only gesture and action: a style of performance in which people act out situations or portray characters using only gesture, facial expression, and action
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often used before a noun
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2. performer who uses mime: a performer who does not speak, but relies solely on gesture, facial expression, and action to communicate with an audience
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3. theatrical performance in mime: a theatrical piece performed with gesture, facial expression, and action, and without words
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4. ancient farce: in ancient Greek and Roman theater, a lewd comedy including dialogue, dance, and gesture
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verb (past and past participle mimed, present participle mim·ing, 3rd person present singular mimes) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb express something in mime: to express something or act it out without words, using only gesture, facial expression, and action
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2. transitive verb
Same as mimicv (sense 1)
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| [Early 17th century. Via Latin mimus< Greek mimos "imitator, mimic"] |
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