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/ˈɑːkɪmaɪm/ · noun
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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Archimime means The chief jester or mimic who would imitate the dead person as part of ancient Roman funeral processions..
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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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