pantomime
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Circa 17th century, from Latin pantomīmus from Ancient Greek παντόμιμος (pantomimos) from πᾶς (pas), “‘each, all’”) + μιμέομαι (mimeomai), “‘I mimic’”).
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pantomime (plural pantomimes)
- (British) a traditional Christmas entertainment, mostly for children.
- A type of entertainment where players act out ideas or express themselves without the use of their voices, sometimes to musical accompaniment.
- (figuratively) A derivation or copy of a performance whose execution is insufficient, facile, etc.
- His speech was but a pantomime of his opponent's.
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A traditional Christmas entertainment, mostly for children
type of entertainment where players act out ideas without use of their voice
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to pantomime (third-person singular simple present pantomimes, present participle pantomiming, simple past and past participle pantomimed)
- (transitive) To gesture without speaking.
- (transitive) To entertain others by silent gestures or actions.
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to gesture without speaking
to entertain others by gestures or actions
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pantomime f.
- Plural form of pantomima.
