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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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