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   Pan·to·mime

   /ˈpan(t)əˌmīm/

   

   noun

   • 1. a dramatic entertainment, originating in Roman mime, in which performers express meaning through gestures accompanied by music.
   • ▪ an absurdly exaggerated piece of behavior: "he made a pantomime of checking his watch"
   • ▪ a ridiculous or confused situation or event: informal "the drive to town was a pantomime"
   • 2. a theatrical entertainment, mainly for children, that involves music, topical jokes, and slapstick comedy and is based on a fairy tale or nursery story, usually produced around Christmas. British

   verb

   • 1. express or represent (something) by extravagant and exaggerated mime: "the clown candidates pantomimed different emotions"

   Word Origin late 16th century (first used in the Latin form and denoting an actor using mime): from French pantomime or Latin pantomimus, from Greek pantomimos ‘imitator of all’ (see panto-, mime).

   Derivatives

   • 1. pantomimic adjective
   • 2. pantomimist noun

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