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Definition of Mime
1. Verb. Imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect. "The actor mimicked the President very accurately"
2. Noun. An actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression.
Generic synonyms: Actor, Histrion, Player, Role Player, Thespian
Specialized synonyms: Marceau, Marcel Marceau
Derivative terms: Pantomime, Pantomime, Pantomime
3. Verb. Act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only. "The acting students mimed eating an apple"
Generic synonyms: Act, Play, Playact, Roleplay
Derivative terms: Mimer, Pantomime, Pantomimer, Pantomimist
4. Noun. A performance using gestures and body movements without words.
Generic synonyms: Acting, Performing, Playacting, Playing
Specialized synonyms: Panto
Derivative terms: Mimic, Pantomime, Pantomimist
Definition of Mime
1. n. A kind of drama in which real persons and events were generally represented in a ridiculous manner.
2. v. i. To mimic.
Definition of Mime
1. Proper noun. (networking) (acronym of multipurpose Multipurpose Internet mail Mail extension Extensions dot=,) an Internet standard that extends the formatting and content capabilities of email. ¹
2. Noun. A form of acting without words; pantomime ¹
3. Noun. A pantomime actor ¹
4. Noun. A classical theatrical entertainment in the form of farce ¹
5. Noun. A performer of such a farce ¹
6. Noun. A person who mimics others in a comical manner ¹
7. Verb. To mimic. ¹
8. Verb. To act without words. ¹
9. Verb. To represent an action or object through gesture, without the use sound. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mime
1. to mimic [v MIMED, MIMING, MIMES] - See also: mimic
Medical Definition of Mime
1. Facial expression. (NOT: mimicry = adaptation for survival in which an organism takes on the semblance another organism or a nonliving object.) This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)