MIME

mime, pantomime, dumb show

(noun) a performance using gestures and body movements without words

mime, mimer, mummer, pantomimer, pantomimist

(noun) an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression

mime, pantomime

(verb) act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only; “The acting students mimed eating an apple”

mimic, mime

(verb) imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect; “The actor mimicked the President very accurately”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Proper noun

MIME

(networking) Acronym of Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions, (an Internet standard that extends the formatting and content capabilities of email)

Etymology

Noun

mime (countable and uncountable, plural mimes)

A form of acting without words; pantomime.

A pantomime actor.

A classical theatrical entertainment in the form of farce.

A performer of such a farce.

A person who mimics others in a comical manner.

Any of various papilionid butterflies of the genus Chilasa or Papilio, that mimic other species in appearance.

Verb

mime (third-person singular simple present mimes, present participle miming, simple past and past participle mimed)

To mimic.

To act without words.

To represent an action or object through gesture, without the use of sound.

Synonyms

• See also imitate

Source: Wiktionary

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Mime, n. Etym: [L. mimus, Gr. 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.

Definition: To mimic. [Obs.] -- Mim"er, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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