"pantomime" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpæn.təˌmʌɪm/ [UK], /ˈpæn.təˌmaɪm/ [Canada, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pantomime.wav [Southern-England] Forms: pantomimes [plural]
Etymology: Circa 17th century, from Latin pantomīmus, from Ancient Greek παντόμιμος (pantómimos), from πᾶς (pâs, “each, all”) + μιμέομαι (miméomai, “I mimic”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|pantomīmus}} Latin pantomīmus, {{uder|en|grc|παντόμιμος}} Ancient Greek παντόμιμος (pantómimos), {{m|grc|πᾶς||each, all}} πᾶς (pâs, “each, all”), {{m|grc|μιμέομαι||I mimic}} μιμέομαι (miméomai, “I mimic”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pantomime (countable and uncountable, plural pantomimes)
  1. (now rare) A Classical comic actor, especially one who works mainly through gesture and mime. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-pantomime-en-noun-3YpdJE6u
  2. (historical) The drama in ancient Greece and Rome featuring such performers; or (later) any of various kinds of performance modelled on such work. Tags: countable, historical, uncountable
    Sense id: en-pantomime-en-noun-wEpk5xbW
  3. (UK) A 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. Tags: UK, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Theater Translations (traditional theatrical entertainment, mostly for children): Pantomime [feminine] (German), パントマイム (pantomaimu) (Japanese), пантомима (pantomima) (Kazakh), pantomim (Malay), pantomima [feminine] (Portuguese), пантоми́ма (pantomíma) [feminine] (Russian), pantomim [common-gender] (Swedish), mim [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-pantomime-en-noun-XxPojti3 Disambiguation of Theater: 21 6 67 2 1 5 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 21 44 20 6 2 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 11 17 40 18 9 5 Disambiguation of 'traditional theatrical entertainment, mostly for children': 10 5 79 5
  4. Gesturing without speaking; dumb-show, mime. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (gesturing without speaking): մնջախաղ (mnǰaxaġ) (Armenian), пантомима (pantomima) [feminine] (Bulgarian), pantomima [feminine] (Catalan), 啞劇 (Chinese Mandarin), 哑剧 (yǎjù) (Chinese Mandarin), pantomima [feminine] (Czech), pantomimo (Esperanto), pantomiim (Estonian), pantomime [feminine] (French), Pantomime [feminine] (German), látbragðsleikur [masculine] (Icelandic), パントマイム (pantomaimu) (Japanese), pantomim (Malay), kialan (Malay), pantomima (Polish), pantomima [feminine] (Portuguese), mímica [feminine] (Portuguese), pantomim [masculine] (Romanian), пантоми́ма (pantomíma) [feminine] (Russian), pantomima [feminine] (Spanish), pantomim [common-gender] (Swedish), mim [common-gender] (Swedish), pantomim (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-pantomime-en-noun-n52v8nuo Disambiguation of 'gesturing without speaking': 7 3 6 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: panto, pantomime horse, pantomime villain Related terms: dame, dumb show, mime, pantomimical, sign language

Verb

IPA: /ˈpæn.təˌmʌɪm/ [UK], /ˈpæn.təˌmaɪm/ [Canada, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pantomime.wav [Southern-England] Forms: pantomimes [present, singular, third-person], pantomiming [participle, present], pantomimed [participle, past], pantomimed [past]
Etymology: Circa 17th century, from Latin pantomīmus, from Ancient Greek παντόμιμος (pantómimos), from πᾶς (pâs, “each, all”) + μιμέομαι (miméomai, “I mimic”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|pantomīmus}} Latin pantomīmus, {{uder|en|grc|παντόμιμος}} Ancient Greek παντόμιμος (pantómimos), {{m|grc|πᾶς||each, all}} πᾶς (pâs, “each, all”), {{m|grc|μιμέομαι||I mimic}} μιμέομαι (miméomai, “I mimic”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} pantomime (third-person singular simple present pantomimes, present participle pantomiming, simple past and past participle pantomimed)
  1. (transitive) To make (a gesture) without speaking. Tags: transitive Translations (to gesture without speaking): mima (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-pantomime-en-verb-1hi-QVey Disambiguation of 'to gesture without speaking': 92 8
  2. (transitive) To entertain others by silent gestures or actions. Tags: transitive Translations (to entertain others by gestures or actions): mima (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-pantomime-en-verb-JBWYrkM1 Disambiguation of 'to entertain others by gestures or actions': 6 94

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "մնջախաղ"
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      "word": "啞劇"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "to gesture without speaking",
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