pantomime

  1. Noun.  (context, now) A Classical comic actor, especially one who works mainly through gesture and mime. (defdate, from 17th c.) .
  2. Noun.  (historical) The drama in ancient Greece and Rome featuring such performers; or (later) any of various kinds of performance modelled on such work. (defdate, from 17th c.) .
  3. Noun.  (UK) A traditional theatrical entertainment, originally based on the commedia dell'arte, but later aimed mostly at children and involving physical comedy, topical jokes, and fairy-tale plots. (defdate, from 18th c.) .
  4. Noun.  Gesturing without speaking; dumb-show, mime. (defdate, from 18th c.) .
  5. Noun.  (rfdef, lang en) .
  6. Verb.  (transitive) To gesture without speaking.
  7. Verb.  (transitive) To entertain others by silent gestures or actions.

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