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Meaning of Mime | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
maɪm

Definitions

  1. Acronym of Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (“an Internet standard that extends the formatting and content capabilities of email”).
  2. A form of acting without words; pantomime.
  3. A pantomime actor.
  4. A classical theatrical entertainment in the form of farce.
  5. A performer of such a farce.
  6. A person who mimics others in a comical manner.
  7. Any of various papilionid butterflies of the genus Chilasa or Papilio, that mimic other species in appearance.
  8. A unit of imitation in the theory of symbiosism.

Equivalents

Bosanski mim mimar мим
Català mímica pantomima
Čeština mim němohra pantomima
Ελληνικά μιμόδραμα μίμος
Español gesticular mimar mimo pantomima
Français mime mime pantomime
Hrvatski mim mimar мим
Italiano intrattenitore Mimo
日本語 マイム
한국어 마임
Kurdî mîm mim mîmar mîmîk pantomîm
Latina mimus
Português mime mímica mímico
Русский мим пантомима
Српски mim mimar мим
Svenska mim mima mimare pantomim
Українська мім

Examples

“[Silence] demands returning to the self, to innocence and a portrayal of situations as if all the particulars were completely unknown to the viewer. There are no props but the muscular versatility of the human form. Mime is the one thing that truly proves we can be all things.”
“The mimes were packed with lascivious gestures and movements, and usually presented erotic scenes, on occasion farcically treated.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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