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Meaning of pantomime in English
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/ˈpæn(t)əˌmaɪm/
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Verb
pantomime
Definitions
1.
act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only
Examples
« The acting students mimed eating an apple »
Noun
pantomime
Etymology
late 16th century (first used in the Latin form and denoting an actor using mime): from French pantomime or Latin pantomimus, from Greek pantomimos‘imitator of all’(see panto-, mime)
Definitions
1.
a performance using gestures and body movements without words