English
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Etymology
Middle English mirour, from Old French mireor, from mirer, to look at, from L. miror|mīror, "wonder at", from mirus|mīrus, "wonderful".
Alternative spellings
mirrour
Pronunciation
IPA|/�mɪɹ�/ or /�mɪɹ�/
SAMPA|/'mIr@/ or /'mIr@`/
audio|en-gb-mirror.ogg|Audio (RP)
audio|en-us-mirror.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪr�(r)|-ɪr�(r)
Noun
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- A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.
- figurative an object, person, or event that reflects or gives a picture of another.
- computing An exact copy of a data set, especially a website.
Synonyms
(reflecting surface): glass (old-fashioned), looking glass (old-fashioned)
mirror/Translations
trans-top|computing: exact copy of a data set
Finnish: peili, peilikopio, kopio
German: Kopie f
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Verb
en-verb
- transitive Of an event, activity, behaviour, etc, to be identical to, to be a copy of.
Translations
trans-top|of an event, activity, behaviour.. to be identical to, be a copy of
Icelandic: spegla
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Derived terms
half-silvered mirror
magic mirror
mirror image
one-way mirror
rear-view mirror
two-way mirror
See also
cheval glass
looking glass
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