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An ancient form of storytelling and entertainment using opaque, often articulated figures in front of an illuminated backdrop to create the illusion of moving images.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: hand games
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: shadow puppetry
Antonyms: none provided
A play of this form.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a drama executed by throwing shadows on a wall
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: galanty show, shadow show
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: show
Across languages
Translations
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Belarusian:
тэатр ценяў
(teatr cieniaŭ)
— form of storytelling using opaque figures in front of an illuminated backdrop
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Catalan:
teatre d'ombres
— form of storytelling using opaque figures in front of an illuminated backdrop
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Chinese Mandarin:
皮影戲 /皮影戏
(píyǐngxì)
— form of storytelling using opaque figures in front of an illuminated backdrop
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Dutch:
schimmenspel
— form of storytelling using opaque figures in front of an illuminated backdrop
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Esperanto:
ombroludo
— form of storytelling using opaque figures in front of an illuminated backdrop
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Finnish:
varjoteatteri
— form of storytelling using opaque figures in front of an illuminated backdrop
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French:
théâtre d'ombres
— form of storytelling using opaque figures in front of an illuminated backdrop
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French:
ombres chinoises
— form of storytelling using opaque figures in front of an illuminated backdrop
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French:
ombromanie
— form of storytelling using opaque figures in front of an illuminated backdrop
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German:
Schattenspiel
— form of storytelling using opaque figures in front of an illuminated backdrop
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Hungarian:
árnyjáték
— form of storytelling using opaque figures in front of an illuminated backdrop
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Indonesian:
wayang
— form of storytelling using opaque figures in front of an illuminated backdrop
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Japanese:
影絵
(kagee)
— form of storytelling using opaque figures in front of an illuminated backdrop
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Korean:
그림자극
(geurimjageuk)
— form of storytelling using opaque figures in front of an illuminated backdrop
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Malay:
wayang kulit
— form of storytelling using opaque figures in front of an illuminated backdrop
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Polish:
teatr cieni
— form of storytelling using opaque figures in front of an illuminated backdrop
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Portuguese:
teatro de sombras
— form of storytelling using opaque figures in front of an illuminated backdrop
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Russian:
теа́тр тене́й
(teátr tenéj)
— form of storytelling using opaque figures in front of an illuminated backdrop
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Spanish:
teatro de sombras
— form of storytelling using opaque figures in front of an illuminated backdrop
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Swedish:
skuggspel
— form of storytelling using opaque figures in front of an illuminated backdrop
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Telugu:
తోలుబొమ్మలాట
(tōlubommalāṭa)
— form of storytelling using opaque figures in front of an illuminated backdrop
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Turkish:
gölge oyunu
— form of storytelling using opaque figures in front of an illuminated backdrop
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Welsh:
sioe gysgodion
— form of storytelling using opaque figures in front of an illuminated backdrop
