pantomimic

Variant of pantomime

pantomime definition

pan·to·mime (pan′tə mīm′)

noun

  1. in ancient Rome
    1. an actor who played his part by gestures and action without words
    2. a drama played in action and gestures to the accompaniment of music or of words sung by a chorus
    1. any dramatic presentation played without words, using only action and gestures
    2. the art of acting in this way
  3. action or gestures without words as a means of expression
  4. in England, a type of entertainment presented at Christmastime, ending in a harlequinade

Etymology: L pantomimus < Gr pantomimos < pantos (see panto-) + mimos, a mimic, actor

adjective

of or like pantomime

transitive verb, intransitive verb pantomimed -·mimed′, pantomiming -·mim′·ing

to express or act in pantomime

Related Forms:

  • pantomimic pan′·to·mim′ic (-mim′ik) adjective
  • pantomimist pan′·to·mim′·ist (-mīm′ist) noun

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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