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pantomime
CEFRC2
/ˈpæn.təˌmʌɪm/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A performance that tells a story through movement without speech.
- 02
noun
Extra detailA 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.
Examples
He acted out a pantomime at the party.
The pantomime is crowded with merry hearts.
At a glance
Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
Also pronounced
- /ˈpæn.təˌmaɪm/
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsThe drama in ancient Greece and Rome featuring such performers; or (later) any of various kinds of performance modelled on such work.
A Classical comic actor, especially one who works mainly through gesture and mime.
The act of gesturing without speaking; a dumb-show, a mime.
More examples
In contextI pantomimed steering a car; he understood, and tossed the keys to me.
[He] saw a pantomime perform so well that he could follow the performance from the action alone.
With the Stoke supporters jeering Ziv's every subsequent touch, the pantomime atmosphere created by the home crowd reached a crescendo when Ziv was shown a straight red shortly after the break in extraordinary circumstances.
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Origin
noun
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.