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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. mimic.

  6. 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

1

/ ɪ /

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 called: mime artist.a performer specializing in such a technique, esp a comic actor

  3. a dramatic presentation using such a technique

    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

MIME

2

abbreviation

  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
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • mimer noun
  • ˈ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of mime1

1610–20; < Latin īܲ < Greek îDz imitator, mime, akin to īîٳ󲹾 to copy, imitate
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of mime1

Old English ī, from Latin īܲ mimic actor, from Greek mimos imitator
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Williams would look into the camera, mime taking a drag from a cigarette, throw her head back and say, “I have lived!”

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The next day I woke up and I thought” — he mimes wadding up a piece of paper and tossing it away — ‘That’s never going to happen.’

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He pretended his group were teenagers from Chester, who mimed along to the video for the song.

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In the late 1980s, Ms Lloyd was studying at a school of mime in London where she befriended magician Jenny Winstanley.

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She closes her eyes and mimes her head hitting a pillow.

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