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pantomime

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noun

1
as in gesture
a movement of the body or limbs that expresses or emphasizes an idea or feeling the game requires that you use pantomime to communicate an idea

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as in mime
an actor in a story performed silently and entirely by body movements in ancient Rome pantomimes performed tragic love stories

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“Pantomime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pantomime. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.

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