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[ pan -tuh -mahym ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈpæn təˌmaɪm / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun the art or technique of conveying emotions, actions, feelings, etc., by gestures without speech.
a play or entertainment in which the performers express themselves mutely by gestures, often to the accompaniment of music.
significant gesture without speech.
an actor in dumb show, as in ancient Rome.
Also called Christmas pantomime. a form of theatrical spectacle common in England during the Christmas season, generally adapted from a fairy tale and including stock character types who perform songs and dances, tell jokes, etc.
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb (used with object), pan·to·mimed, pan·to·mim·ing. to represent or express in pantomime.
verb (used without object), pan·to·mimed, pan·to·mim·ing. to express oneself in pantomime.
Origin of pantomime 1580–90; earlier pantomimus <Latin <Greek pantómīmos. See panto-, mime
OTHER WORDS FROM pantomime pan·to·mim·ic [pan-tuh -mim -ik], /ˌpæn təˈmɪm ɪk/, pan·to·mim·i·cal, adjective pan·to·mim·i·cal·ly, adverb pan·to·mim·ic·ry, noun Words nearby pantomime pant leg, panto, pantofle, pantograph, pantology, pantomime , pantomimist, pantomogram, pantonal, pantonality, pantoprazole sodium
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Example sentences from the Web for pantomime The death is real, and yet the movements seem like a pantomime , awkward and inadequate.
The first murder | Katie McLean| August 19, 2020| MIT Technology Review
So I watched him pantomime skating, and I thought well if he can do it, I can do it.
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A pantomime horse plays a role, as does a sardonic hand puppet.
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“Grimaldi was pantomime ,” writes Andrew McConnell Scott in his biography, The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi.
The Best of Brit Lit | Peter Stothard| February 24, 2010| DAILY BEAST
The Pantomime donkey is at least, we are told, 200 years old.
A History of Pantomime | R. J. Broadbent
Directions as to how these motions should be made would hardly be helpful; the dancers can best plan this pantomime .
Indian Games and Dances with Native Songs | Alice C. Fletcher
She was staging a pantomime of excessive delight, noiselessly clapping her thin brown hands.
The Wrong Twin | Harry Leon Wilson
Some of his posters have become difficult to procure, notably one designed for a Drury Lane pantomime some few years since.
Picture Posters | Charles Hiatt
The English pantomime even in Thackeray's day had fallen from its once high place.
The Circus, and Other Essays and Fugitive Pieces | Joyce Kilmer
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British Dictionary definitions for pantomime noun (in Britain) a kind of play performed at Christmas time characterized by farce, music, lavish sets, stock roles, and topical jokes Sometimes shortened to: panto (as modifier ) a pantomime horse a theatrical entertainment in which words are replaced by gestures and bodily actions
action without words as a means of expression
(in ancient Rome) an actor in a dumb show
informal , mainly British a confused or farcical situation
verb another word for mime (def. 5)
Derived forms of pantomime pantomimic (ˌpæntəˈmɪmɪk ), adjective pantomimist (ˈpæntəˌmaɪmɪst ), noun Word Origin for pantomime C17: via Latin from Greek pantomīmos; see panto- , mime
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