Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - pantomime
Pantomime
pantomime
n. 1 Brit. a theatrical entertainment based on a fairy tale, with music, topical jokes, etc., usu. produced about Christmas. 2 the use of gestures and facial expression to convey meaning, esp. in drama and dance. 3 colloq. an absurd or outrageous piece of behaviour. Derivatives pantomimic adj. Etymology: F pantomime or L pantomimus f. Gk pantomimos (as PANTO-, MIME)
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I. noun Etymology: Latin pantomimus, from pant+ mimus mime Date: 1589 pantomimist, 2. an ancient Roman dramatic performance featuring a solo dancer and a narrative chorus, any of various dramatic or dancing performances in which a story is told by expressive bodily or facial movements of the performers, a British theatrical entertainment of the Christmas season based on a nursery tale and featuring topical songs, tableaux, and dances, 3. conveyance of a story by bodily or facial movements especially in drama or dance, the art or genre of conveying a story by bodily movements only, pantomimic adjective II. verb (-mimed; -miming) Date: 1768 intransitive verb to engage in ~, transitive verb to represent by ~ ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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