Mime

Mime
Mime Mime, n. [L. mimus, Gr. ?, akin to ? to imitate, to mimic: cf. F. mime. Cf. {Mimosa}.] 1. A kind of drama in which real persons and events were generally represented in a ridiculous manner; an ancient Greek or Roman form of farce. [1913 Webster +PJC]

2. An actor in such representations. [1913 Webster]

3. The art of representing actions, events, situations, or stories solely by gestures and body movements, without speaking; pantomime[3]. [PJC]

4. An actor who performs or specializes in mime[3]; an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression; a pantomime[2]; a pantomimist; a mimer.

Syn: mummer, pantomimer, pantomimist. [PJC]

5. A mimic. [PJC]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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