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A show, theatrical performance, in which the parts are played by puppets impersonating human or other characters
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
a show in which the actors are puppets
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: puppet play
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: show
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
20 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
木偶戲 /木偶戏
(mù'ǒuxì)
— theatrical performance with puppets
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Chinese Mandarin:
傀儡戲 /傀儡戏
(kuǐlěixì)
— theatrical performance with puppets
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Dutch:
poppenspel
— theatrical performance with puppets
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Dutch:
poppenkast
— theatrical performance with puppets
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Finnish:
nukketeatteri
— theatrical performance with puppets
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French:
théâtre de marionnettes
— theatrical performance with puppets
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French:
spectacle de marionnettes
— theatrical performance with puppets
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Georgian:
თოჯინების თეატრი
(toǯinebis teaṭri)
— theatrical performance with puppets
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German:
Puppenspiel
— theatrical performance with puppets
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Hungarian:
bábjáték
— theatrical performance with puppets
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Japanese:
人形劇
(ningyōgeki)
— theatrical performance with puppets
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Korean:
인형극
(inhyeonggeuk)
— theatrical performance with puppets
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Polish:
teatrzyk
— theatrical performance with puppets
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Portuguese:
fantochada
— theatrical performance with puppets
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Portuguese:
show de fantoches
— theatrical performance with puppets
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Romanian:
teatru de păpuși
— theatrical performance with puppets
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Russian:
ку́кольный теа́тр
(kúkolʹnyj teátr)
— theatrical performance with puppets
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Spanish:
espectáculo de títeres
— theatrical performance with puppets
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Tamil:
பாவைக்கூத்து
(pāvaikkūttu)
— theatrical performance with puppets
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Tamil:
பொம்மலாட்டம்
(pommalāṭṭam)
— theatrical performance with puppets
