mime

  • 41mime — n. & v. n. 1 the theatrical technique of suggesting action, character, etc. by gesture and expression without using words. 2 a theatrical performance using this technique. 3 Gk & Rom. Antiq. a simple farcical drama including mimicry. 4 (also mime …

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  • 42MIME — s. m. Espèce de comédie, chez les Romains : le sujet et l action en étaient, le plus souvent, bouffons et libres jusqu à l obscénité. Il ne nous reste que des fragments des anciens mimes joués à Rome.   Il se dit également Des acteurs qui… …

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  • 43MIME — Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (Governmental » Military) Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (Computing » General) Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (Computing » Security) Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (Computing »… …

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  • 44mime — noun Mime is used before these nouns: ↑artist …

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  • 45Mime — Mi̲·me der; n, n; geschr ≈ Schauspieler || NB: der Mime; den, dem, des Mimen …

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  • 46mime — [17] Greek mimos meant ‘imitator’, and hence ‘actor’. English took it over via Latin mīmus, and lost no time in turning it into a verb. The derived Greek adjective mīmikós has given English mimic [16], and other related forms include mimeograph… …

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  • 47mime — noun 1》 the expression of action, character, or emotion by gesture and movement and without words, especially as a form of theatrical performance. 2》 (in ancient Greece and Rome) a simple farcical drama including mimicry. verb 1》 use mime to act… …

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  • 48mime — 1 noun 1 (C, U) the use of actions or movements to express what you want to say without using words 2 (C) a simple play performed without using words: a mime artist 3 (C) an actor who performs without using words 2 verb (I, T) to act something… …

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  • 49mime — 1. noun a mime of someone fencing Syn: pantomime, charade, dumb show 2. verb she mimed picking up a phone Syn: act out, pantomime, gesture, simulate, represent …

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  • 50mime — [maɪm] verb [I/T] to tell a story using only the movements of your body and face, not using words mime noun [U] …

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