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pantomime |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pantomime \Pan"to*mime\, n. [F., fr L. pantomimus Gr ?, lit., all-imitating; ?, ?, all + ? to imitate: cf It pantomimo. See {Mimic}.] 1. A universal mimic; an actor who assumes many parts also any actor. [Obs.] 2. One who acts his part by gesticulation or dumb show only, without speaking; a pantomimist. [He] saw a pantomime perform so well that he could follow the performance from the action alone. --Tylor. 3. A dramatic representation by actors who use only dumb show hence dumb show generally. 4. A dramatic and spectacular entertainment of which dumb acting as well as burlesque dialogue, music, and dancing by Clown, Harlequin, etc., are features. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pantomime \Pan"to*mime\, a. Representing only in mute actions; pantomimic; as a pantomime dance. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pantomime n : a performance using gestures and body movements without words [syn: {mime}, {dumb show}] v : play charades [syn: {mime}] From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]: PANTOMIME, n. A play in which the story is told without violence to the language. The least disagreeable form of dramatic action
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