pantomime
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noun \ˈpan-tə-ˌmīm\Definition of PANTOMIME
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a : an ancient Roman dramatic performance featuring a solo dancer and a narrative chorus b : any of various dramatic or dancing performances in which a story is told by expressive bodily or facial movements of the performers c : a British theatrical entertainment of the Christmas season based on a nursery tale and featuring topical songs, tableaux, and dances
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a : conveyance of a story by bodily or facial movements especially in drama or dance b : the art or genre of conveying a story by bodily movements only
— pan·to·mim·ic \ˌpan-tə-ˈmi-mik\ adjective
See Examples of PANTOMIME
- In the game of charades, one player uses pantomime to represent a word or phrase that the other players have to try to guess.
- We saw pantomimes at the fair.
- a ballet that is part dance and part pantomime
Origin of PANTOMIME
Latin pantomimus, from pant- + mimus mime
First Known Use: 1589
Related to PANTOMIME
- Synonyms
- gesticulation, mime, gesture, sign, signal
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Rhymes with PANTOMIME
access time, aftertime, anytime, beforetime, Bettelheim, borrowed time, central time, Christmastime, common time, dinnertime, double prime, double-time, drop a dime, eastern time, elapsed time, Father Time, harvesttime, Hildesheim, in jig time, just-in-time, Kaffir lime, lemon thyme, local time, lysozyme, Mannerheim, maritime, monorhyme, mountain time, nursery rhyme, on a dime, overtime, Pappenheim, paradigm, question time, released time, running time, soda lime, standard time, summertime, take one's time, vowel rhyme, wintertime
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Definition of PANTOMIME
intransitive verb
: to engage in pantomime
transitive verb
: to represent by pantomime
Examples of PANTOMIME
- He pantomimed someone talking on the phone.
First Known Use of PANTOMIME
1768
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