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noun
A Classical comic actor, especially one who works mainly through gesture and mime.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, countable, uncountable
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noun
The drama in ancient Greece and Rome featuring such performers; or (later) any of various kinds of performance modelled on such work.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ancient-Rome, countable, uncountable
Qualifier: Ancient Greece
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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: panto
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noun
The act of gesturing without speaking; a dumb-show, a mime.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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verb
To make (a gesture) without speaking.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To entertain others by silent gestures or actions.
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Usage: transitive
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noun
a performance using gestures and body movements without words
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: mime, dumb show
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Broader terms: acting, playing, playacting, performing
Narrower terms: panto
verb
act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: mime
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: act, play, roleplay, playact
History
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.
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