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mirror
- 1) noun, a surface, such as polished metal or glass coated with a metal film, that reflects light without diffusion and produces an image of an object placed in front of it
- 2) noun, such a reflecting surface mounted in a frame
- 3) noun, any reflecting surface
- 4) noun, a thing that reflects or depicts something else
- 5) verb, to reflect, represent, or depict faithfully
Etymology
C13: from Old French from mirer to look at, from Latin mīrārī to wonder at
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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emulate, glass, reflect, show, follow, match, represent, copy, repeat, echo, parallel, depict, reproduce, Brit. reflector, speculum