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• mim
  mim

  adjective

  primly modest or demure.
• mīm
  mīm

  noun

  the twenty-fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.

mim

¹ American  

[mim] / mɪm /

adjective

British Dialect.

1. primly modest or demure.

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mīm ² American  

[meem] / mim /

noun

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

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mim British  

/ mɪm /

adjective

1. dialect prim, modest, or demure

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Etymology

Origin of mim¹

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

Origin of mīm²

From Arabic

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Example Sentences

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mim mīm

The term meme originates from the Greek root mim, meaning “mime” or “mimic,” and the English suffix -eme.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021

A bit but and a bit ben maks a mim maiden at the board end.

From The Proverbs of Scotland by Alexander Hislop

"Madam Hubbard, mim," said Lady Magnifico, "may I trouble you for a glass of water?"

From Prudy Keeping House by Sophie May

Yes, mim, her name isn't Bridget at all at all, but Julia.

From The Coward A Novel of Society and the Field in 1863 by Henry Morford

Miss Charlotte answered, "Yes mim," and ostentatiously swept away an accumulation of pencils, sponges, papers, and books, to make room for me.

From The Morgesons by Elizabeth Stoddard

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

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

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