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miming
We have found lemma(root) word of miming : mime.
Definitions
[mʌɪm], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the theatrical technique of suggesting action, character, or emotion without words, using only gesture, expression, and movement
(e.g: mime is part of our cultural heritage)
- (in ancient Greece and Rome) a simple farcical drama including mimicry
(e.g: the Dorian mimes first began to lay the foundations of the theatre)
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Origin
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early 17th century (also in the sense ‘mimic or jester’): from Latin mimus, from Greek mimos
[mʌɪm], (Verb)
Definitions:
- use only gesture and movement to act out (a play or role)
(e.g: a mimed play)
- pretend to sing or play an instrument as a recording is being played
(e.g: singers on television often mime to pre-recorded tape tracks)
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Origin
:
early 17th century (also in the sense ‘mimic or jester’): from Latin mimus, from Greek mimos
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