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PANTOMIME

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A performance using gestures and body movements without words

Synonyms:

dumb show; mime; pantomime

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("pantomime" is a kind of...):

acting; performing; playacting; playing (the performance of a part or role in a drama)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pantomime"):

panto (an abbreviation of pantomime)

Derivation:

pantomime (act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only)

pantomimist (an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only

Example:

The acting students mimed eating an apple

Synonyms:

mime; pantomime

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "pantomime" is one way to...):

act; play; playact; roleplay (perform on a stage or theater)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

pantomime (a performance using gestures and body movements without words)

pantomimer; pantomimist (an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression)

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