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Question

im looking through some lyrics to the band "HURT" the song rapture..... as reading over i ran across this word ...PANTOMIME.. i have no clue what it means so if you could help thaks a million..

Answer 1

Dictionary

Main Entry: 1pan·to·mime
Pronunciation: 'pan-t&-"mIm
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin pantomimus, from pant- + mimus mime
1 : PANTOMIMIST
2 a : an ancient Roman dramatic performance featuring a solo dancer and a narrative chorus b : any of various dramatic or dancing performances in which a story is told by expressive bodily or facial movements of the performers c : a British theatrical entertainment of the Christmas season based on a nursery tale and featuring topical songs, tableaux, and dances
3 a : conveyance of a story by bodily or facial movements especially in drama or dance b : the art or genre of conveying a story by bodily movements only
- pan·to·mim·ic /"pan-t&-'mi-mik/ adjective

Main Entry: 2pantomime
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): -mimed; -mim·ing
intransitive senses : to engage in pantomime
transitive senses : to represent by pantomime


Thesauras:
Entry Word: pantomime
Function: noun
Text: 1 a movement of the body or limbs that expresses or emphasizes an idea or feeling -- see GESTURE 1
2 an actor in a story performed silently and entirely by body movements -- see MIME

Answer 2

Definition:

1. mime artist: somebody who acts without speaking, using gesture and expression


2. humorous British theatrical entertainment: a style of British theater, or a play in this style, traditionally performed at Christmas, in which a folktale or children's story is told with jokes, songs, and dancing


3. Roman theatrical performance: in ancient Rome, a theatrical performance by one masked actor who played all the characters, using only dance, gesture, and expression, and no words, while a chorus narrated the story


4. Roman actor: an actor in a Roman pantomime


[Late 16th century. Via Latin pantomimus "mime artist" < Greek pantomōmos "complete imitator" < mōmos "imitator"]


pan·to·mim·ic [ pàntə mímmik ]adj
pan·to·mim·ist [ pántə mmist, pántə mìmmist ]n

Answer 3

1. Communication by means of gesture and facial expression: Some tourists make themselves understood abroad by pantomime.
2.
1. The telling of a story without words, by means of bodily movements, gestures, and facial expressions.
2. A play, dance, or other theatrical performance characterized by such wordless storytelling.
3. An ancient Roman theatrical performance in which one actor played all the parts by means of gesture and movement, accompanied by a narrative chorus.
4. A player in such a performance.
3. A traditional British Christmas entertainment for children, usually based on nursery tales and featuring stock characters in costume who sing, dance, and perform skits.


v. pan·to·mimed, pan·to·mim·ing, pan·to·mimes
v. tr.

To represent or express by pantomime: pantomine a story on the stage; pantomimed “baby” by cradling an imaginary infant.


v. intr.

To express oneself in pantomime.

Answer 4

Communication by means of gesture and facial expression
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