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 Definitions of MIRROR  [ˈmɪr ər]  

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Definition of 'MIRROR' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) mirror
a reflecting surface, usu. of glass with a silvery, metallic, or amalgam backing.

2.  mirror
any reflecting surface, as of calm water under certain lighting conditions.

3.  mirror
something that gives a faithful representation, image, or idea of something else:
Gershwin's music was a mirror of its time.

4.  mirror
a pattern for imitation; exemplar:
a man who was the mirror of fashion.

5. (v.t.) mirror
to reflect in or as if in a mirror.

6.  mirror
to imitate.

Etymology:  (1175–1225; ME mirour < OF mireo(u)r=mir- (see mirage ) +-eo(u)r < L -ātor -ator)

Definition of 'MIRROR' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) mirror
polished surface that forms images by reflecting light

2. (verb) mirror
a faithful depiction or reflection
"the best mirror is an old friend"

3. (verb) mirror
reflect as if in a mirror
"The smallest pond at night mirrors the firmament above"

4. (verb) mirror
reflect or resemble
"The plane crash in Milan mirrored the attack in the World Trade Center"


Definition of 'MIRROR' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) mirror
a piece of glass that reflects
the car's rear-view mirror; to look at yourself in the mirror

2. (verb) mirror
to be the same as; = match
views that mirrored her own ideas


Definition of 'MIRROR' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) MIRROR
a looking-glass or a speculum; any glass or polished substance that forms images by the reflection of rays of light

2. (noun) MIRROR
that which gives a true representation, or in which a true image may be seen; hence, a pattern; an exemplar

3. (noun) MIRROR
see Speculum

4. (verb) MIRROR
to reflect, as in a mirror


Translation of 'MIRROR' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a piece of glass or metal having a surface that reflects an image
She spends a lot of time looking in the mirror.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: spieël Arabic flag Arabic: مِرآه Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: огледало
Brazilian flag Brazilian: espelho Czech flag Czech: zrcadlo German flag German: der Spiegel
Danish flag Danish: spejl Greek flag Greek: καθρέφτης Spanish flag Spanish: espejo
Estonian flag Estonian: peegel Farsi flag Farsi: ایینه Finnish flag Finnish: peili
French flag French: miroir Hebrew flag Hebrew: מַראָה Hindi flag Hindi: दर्पण, शीशा
Croatian flag Croatian: zrcalo Hungarian flag Hungarian: tükör Indonesian flag Indonesian: cermin
Icelandic flag Icelandic: spegill Italian flag Italian: specchio Japanese flag Japanese: 
Korean flag Korean: 거울 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: veidrodis Latvian flag Latvian: spogulis
Malay flag Malay: cermin Dutch flag Dutch: spiegel Norwegian flag Norwegian: speil
Polish flag Polish: lustro, zwierciadło Persian flag Persian: ایینه Pashto flag Pashto: آيينه
Portuguese flag Portuguese: espelho Romanian flag Romanian: oglindă Russian flag Russian: зеркало
Slovak flag Slovak: zrkadlo Slovenian flag Slovenian: ogledalo Serbian flag Serbian: ogledalo
Swedish flag Swedish: spegel Thai flag Thai: กระจก Turkish flag Turkish: ayna
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 鏡子 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: дзеркало, люстро Urdu flag Urdu: آئینہ
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: gương Chinese flag Chinese: 镜子

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