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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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Dictionary Results for pantomime:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

pantomime
    n 1: a performance using gestures and body movements without
         words [syn: mime, pantomime, dumb show]
    v 1: act out without words but with gestures and bodily
         movements only; "The acting students mimed eating an apple"
         [syn: mime, pantomime]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Pantomime \Pan"to*mime\, a.
   Representing only in mute actions; pantomimic; as, a
   pantomime dance.
   [1913 Webster] Pantomimic

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Pantomime \Pan"to*mime\, n. [F., fr. L. pantomimus, Gr. ?, lit.,
   all-imitating; pa^s, panto`s, all + ? to imitate: cf. It.
   pantomimo. See Mimic.]
   1. A universal mimic; an actor who assumes many parts; also,
      any actor. [Obs.]
      [1913 Webster]

   2. One who acts his part by gesticulation or dumb show only,
      without speaking; a pantomimist; a mime.
      [1913 Webster]

            [He] saw a pantomime perform so well that he could
            follow the performance from the action alone.
                                                  --Tylor.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. A dramatic representation by actors who use only dumb
      show; a depiction of an event, narrative, or situation
      using only gestures and bodily movements, without
      speaking; hence, dumb show, generally.
      [1913 Webster +PJC]

   4. A dramatic and spectacular entertainment of which dumb
      acting as well as burlesque dialogue, music, and dancing
      by Clown, Harlequin, etc., are features.
      [1913 Webster]

4. The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906)

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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