archimime

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English

Etymology

From Latin archimimus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχίμῖμος (arkhímîmos).

Pronunciation

Noun

archimime (plural archimimes)

  1. The chief jester or mimic who would imitate the dead person as part of ancient Roman funeral processions.
    • 1658: The Archimime or Jester attending the Funerall train, and imitating the speeches, gesture, and manners of the deceased, was too light for such solemnities — Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial (Penguin 2005, p. 37)

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