Meaning

noun someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress)

verb imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect

adjective constituting an imitation; - Archibald Alison

originFrom Latin mīmicus, from Ancient Greek μῑμικός (mīmikós, “belonging to mimes”), from μῖμος (mîmos, “imitator, actor”); see mime.

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