From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Pantomime \Pan"to*mime\, a.
Representing only in mute actions; pantomimic; as, a
pantomime dance.
[1913 Webster] Pantomimic
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Pantomime \Pan"to*mime\, n. [F., fr. L. pantomimus, Gr. ?, lit.,
all-imitating; pa^s, panto`s, all + ? to imitate: cf. It.
pantomimo. See {Mimic}.]
1. A universal mimic; an actor who assumes many parts; also,
any actor. [Obs.]
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2. One who acts his part by gesticulation or dumb show only,
without speaking; a pantomimist; a mime.
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[He] saw a pantomime perform so well that he could
follow the performance from the action alone.
--Tylor.
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3. A dramatic representation by actors who use only dumb
show; a depiction of an event, narrative, or situation
using only gestures and bodily movements, without
speaking; hence, dumb show, generally.
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4. A dramatic and spectacular entertainment of which dumb
acting as well as burlesque dialogue, music, and dancing
by Clown, Harlequin, etc., are features.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pantomime
n 1: a performance using gestures and body movements without
words [syn: {mime}, {pantomime}, {dumb show}]
v 1: act out without words but with gestures and bodily
movements only; "The acting students mimed eating an apple"
[syn: {mime}, {pantomime}]
From German-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.3 [fd-deu-eng]:
Pantomime /pantoːmiːmə/
dumb show; mime; pantomime
From Dutch-English Freedict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 [fd-nld-eng]:
pantomime /pɑntomim/
pantomime
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