mĭm'ĭ-krē
The definition of a mime is a performer who expresses himself using body movements and no words.
A person or thing receiving or deserving ridicule
Intention or purpose not real but professed.
parody (related)
(Music) The practice of reworking an already established composition, especially the incorporation into the Mass of material borrowed from other works, such as motets or madrigals.
Imitative of a sound; onomatopoeic.
Using imitative means of representation:
A repetition or an imitation:
(Music) The repetition in close succession of a theme or theme fragment in a different voice: used often as a technique of counterpoint
The act of impersonating
(Rhetoric) The imitation of another's gestures, pronunciation, or utterance.
mimetism
(Biology) mimicry
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mimicking
One who holds or champions moderate views or opinions, especially in politics or religion.
(Uncountable) A postmodern playwriting technique that fuses a variety of styles, genres, and story lines to create a new form.
An attitude or way of behaving, especially when adopted to have an effect on others:
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A brace fitted into a framework to resist pressure in the direction of its length and thereby stabilize a structure
The act, practice, or art of copying the manner or expression of another
same (related)
Someone or something previously mentioned or described:
aggressive mimicry batesian mimicry müllerian mimicry (related)
The resemblance of one organism to another or to an object in its surroundings for concealment or protection from predators.
apery
A silly or mischievous act
parrotry
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batesian (related)
mullerian (related)
Having the property of onomatopoeia.
Cloth, netting, or other material used for camouflage:
A representation, especially pictorial or literary, in which the subject's distinctive features or peculiarities are deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic or grotesque effect.
(Uncountable, formerly countable, cooking) That which has been diced.
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