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Definitions for: Mime
[n] a performance using gestures and body movements without words
[n] an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression
[v] act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only; "The acting students mimed eating an apple"
[v] imitate (a person, a manner, etc.), esp. for satirical effect; "The actor mimicked the President very accurately"
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
2. An actor in such representations.
Mime, v. i.
To mimic. [Obs.] -- Mim"er, n.
Synonyms: dumb show, mimer, mimic, mummer, pantomime, pantomime, pantomimer, pantomimist
See Also: act, acting, actor, copy, histrion, imitate, Marceau, Marcel Marceau, panto, performing, play, playact, playacting, player, playing, role player, roleplay, simulate, thespian
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