From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englisha mirror of somethinga mirror of somethingREPRESENTsomething that gives a clear idea of what something else is like SYN reflection We believe the polls are an accurate mirror of public opinion. → mirror
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a mirror of something• This is Chicago, mirror of all that's gruesome and glorious in America's urban experience.• Athletes are a mirror of society, even if sometimes their images are blown out of proportion.• Perhaps it was while watching the faces, that I began to get a mirror of my own doubts.• Edward came back, dropped the planks, and stared at the kiln as into a mirror of his own increasing frustration.• The top piece of bread is a mirror of the bottom, spread with mayo and mustard.• But the invisibility of women in the sociology of deviance is not simply a mirror of reality.• More than a witness to Mitterrand, in many respects, the event was a mirror of the witnesses's preoccupations. 