pantomime
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pantomime
- /ˈpæn.təˌmʌɪm/ UK
- /ˈpæn.təˌmaɪm/ Canada, US
Where it comes from
First appears c. 1606, from Latin pantomīmus, from Ancient Greek παντόμιμος (pantómimos), from πᾶς (pâs, “each, all”) + μιμέομαι (miméomai, “to mimic”). The verbal form first appears c. 1768.
noun pantomimes
- A Classical comic actor, especially one who works mainly through gesture and mime. [He] saw a pantomime perform so well that he could follow the performance from the action alone.
- The drama in ancient Greece and Rome featuring such performers; or (later) any of various kinds of performance modelled on such work.
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A traditional theatrical entertainment, originally based on the commedia dell'arte, but later aimed mostly at children and involving physical comedy, topical jokes, call and response, and fairy-tale plots.
With the Stoke supporters jeering Ziv's every subsequent touch, the pantomime atmosphere created by the home crowd reached a crescendo when Ziv was shown a straight red shortly after the break in extraordinary circumstances.
Similar: panto
- The act of gesturing without speaking; a dumb-show, a mime. A staid, steadfast man, whose life for the most part was a telling pantomime of action, and not a tame chapter of sounds.
verb pantomimes · pantomiming · pantomimed
- To make (a gesture) without speaking. I pantomimed steering a car; he understood, and tossed the keys to me.
- To entertain others by silent gestures or actions.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: dumb show, mime, panto, pantomimus, pantomimery, harlequinade, annual, prop comedy, puppetry, pantaloonery, phenomime, grammelot, puppet show, physical comedy, charade, prosopon
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noun traditional theatrical entertainment, mostly for children
| 한국어 | 팬터마임 paenteomaim |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | パントマイム pantomaimu |
| Português | pantomima |
| Deutsch | Pantomime |
| Русский | пантоми́ма pantomíma |
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