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Meaning of pantomime in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈpæn(t)əˌmaɪm/

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  1. Verb

    pantomime

    Definitions

    1. act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only

    Examples

    • « The acting students mimed eating an apple »
  2. 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

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