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mim

1

[ mim ]

adjective

, British Dialect.
  1. primly modest or demure.


mīm

2

[ meem ]

noun

  1. the twenty-fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.

mim

/ mɪm /

adjective

  1. dialect.
    prim, modest, or demure


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Word History and Origins

Origin of mim1

1670–80; perhaps blend of mum 1 and prim 1

Origin of mim2

From Arabic

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Word History and Origins

Origin of mim1

C17: perhaps imitative of lip-pursing

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Example Sentences

Mime, mīm, n. a farce in which scenes from actual life were represented by gesture: an actor in such a farce.

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