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English
Etymology
From pheno- + mime.
Noun
phenomime (plural phenomimes)
- (linguistics) A word or phrase that mimics a certain physical form or motion
1990, Masayoshi Shibatani, The languages of Japan, →ISBN, page 154:Phenomimes "depict" states, conditions, or manners of the external world, while psychomimes symbolize mental conditions or sensations.
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