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noun/ˈmɪɹə//ˈmiɹɚ//ˈmɪɹ.ɚ/
  1. 1

    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.

    • I had a look in the mirror to see if the blood had come off my face.
    • He broke the mirror with the pickaxe.
  2. 2

    An object, person, or event that reflects or gives a picture of another.figuratively

    • His story is a mirror into the life of orphans growing up.
  3. 3

    A website or server that contains replicated data from another site.Internet

    • Although the content had been deleted from his blog, it was still found on some mirrors.
  4. 4

    A mirror carp.

  5. 5

    An ethical-didactic treatise that details exemplary conduct through models, advising kings, princes, clergy, etc. on how to behave.historical

verb/ˈmɪɹə//ˈmiɹɚ//ˈmɪɹ.ɚ/
  1. 1

    To reflect, as in a mirror.transitive

  2. 2

    To act as a reflection of, either by being identical to, or by being identical but reversed.transitive

    • The placement of the paintings mirrored the positions of the windows on the opposite wall.
  3. 3

    Of an event, activity, behavior, to be identical to; to be a copy of; to imitate closely.intransitivetransitive

    • He tried to mirror Elvis's life by copying his fashion and mannerisms.
  4. 4

    To create something identical to (a website, etc.).Internettransitive

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