what does the word mime mean?

Answer 1

IMITATION OF LIFE

Answer 2

Mime
noun
A form of ancient Greek and Roman theatrical entertainment in which familiar characters and situations were farcically portrayed on stage, often with coarse dialogue and ludicrous actions.
A performance of or dialogue for such an entertainment.
A performer in a mime.
A modern performer who specializes in comic mimicry.

The art of portraying characters and acting out situations or a narrative by gestures and body movement without the use of words; pantomime.
A performance of pantomime.
An actor or actress skilled in pantomime.





You see, there is this thing called a dictionary. It is a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words, with information given for each word, usually including meaning, pronunciation, and etymology.

Answer 3

A Mime artist is someone who uses mime as a theatrical medium or as a performance art. In earlier times, in English, such a performer was referred to as a mummer.

Answer 4

Okay this is straight from Yahoo!'s dictionary:

NOUN:


a) A form of ancient Greek and Roman theatrical entertainment in which familiar characters and situations were farcically portrayed on stage, often with coarse dialogue and ludicrous actions.
b) A performance of or dialogue for such an entertainment.
c) A performer in a mime.
d) A modern performer who specializes in comic mimicry.

1) The art of portraying characters and acting out situations or a narrative by gestures and body movement without the use of words; pantomime.
2) A performance of pantomime.
3) An actor or actress skilled in pantomime.
VERB:
mimed , mim·ing , mimes
VERB:
tr.

a) To ridicule by imitation; mimic.
b) To act out with gestures and body movement.
VERB:
intr.

a)To act as a mimic.
b) To portray characters and situations by gesture and body movement.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Latin mmus, from Greek mmos

OTHER FORMS:
mimer (Noun

Answer 5

It comes from the word to mimic meaning to repeat the smae action.

Answer 6

Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions.
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/M/MIME.html

Or did you mean the quiet white clown? heh

Answer 7

to imitate or copy