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mim

1 American  
[mim] / mɪm /

adjective

British Dialect.

  1. primly modest or demure.

mīm 2 American  
[meem] / mim /

noun

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

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

Example Sentences

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As if she could read his thoughts, Maya-Jade added, “And Mim said we can drive you home if your parents can’t get you.”

From Literature

“Mim, this is Alex,” Maya-Jade said.

From Literature

“So nice to meet you, Alex,” Mim said.

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It would’ve been silent, save for Maya-Jade’s burbling excitement as she filled Mim in on the reunion of Ginny and Dickie.

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“Well done, you two,” Mim said as they turned off the road and onto a long winding driveway that led up a steep hill into the woods.

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