mim-mem

adjective

ˈmimˈmem

: of, relating to, or being a drill pattern in which students repeat usually in chorus a foreign language phrase supplied by their instructor

Word History

Etymology

mimicry + memorization

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

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