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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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

Loud blows Heimdall, his horn is raised; Odin speaks with Mim's head.

Mim's sons dance, but the central tree takes fire at the resounding Giallar-horn.

Then spake Mim's head its first wise word, and true sayings uttered.

Ay, an some lucky misses too, mim, that some think he likes as weel.

Mim swearing most horrible and terrific, in a pink calico pay-place, at the slackness of the public.

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