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phenomime

phenomime noun: a word or phrase that mimics a certain physical form or motion.

Noun

phenomime (plural phenomimes)

  1. A word or phrase that mimics a certain physical form or motion.
    • Phenomimes "depict" states, conditions, or manners of the external world, while psychomimes symbolize mental conditions or sensations.1990, Masayoshi Shibatani, The languages of Japan, →ISBN, page 154
    Synonyms:
    ideophone

Synonyms of phenomime

Forms of phenomime

pluralphenomimes

Origin of phenomime

From pheno- + mime.

Questions about phenomime

What does phenomime mean?
Phenomime means a word or phrase that mimics a certain physical form or motion.
What part of speech is phenomime?
Phenomime is a noun.
What is the plural of phenomime?
The plural of phenomime is phenomimes.

Words near phenomime in the dictionary

  1. phenometric
  2. phenometry
  3. phenomic
  4. phenomically
  5. phenomics
  6. phenomime
  7. phenomimes
  8. phenomorphan
  9. phenoms
  10. phenone
  11. phenones

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