mime

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Directed by Sheryar Latif (BBA), this mime is a symbolic narration of a three dimensional classic story of a prostitute - faith, love and death.

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  1. 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.
  2. noun A performance of or dialogue for such an entertainment.
  3. noun A performer in a mime.
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  • I've been a mime, a stage tech, and a health care educator. —  Asimov's SF - February2006
  • He ends up dead at the hands of a mime, and a global conspiracy slowly unfurls. —  GameSpot's News, Screenshots, Movies, Reviews, Previews, Downloads, and Features
  • Like a hot nurse kissing a mime, there's something good and something bad in today's update from the always-busy developers behind the PS3's bone-breaking simulator —  Joystiq
  • The subsequent dollhouse scene, like something out of a bad dream, features mime-faced marionettes flailing robotically across the stage, movements that evoke suspense and fear. —  Washington Square News RSS
  • Getting upset that they†™ re a mime, on the other hand†¦ —  Pharyngula
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Latin mīmus, from Greek mīmos.

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  1. from French mime = Spanish Portuguese Italian mimo, from Latin mimus, from Greek μῑμος, an imitator, actor, also a kind of drama; cf. μιμεῖσθαι, imitate; prob. akin to L. imitari, imitate: see imitate.
  2. from mime, n.
 

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