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pantomimeA theatrical entertainment in which performers express meaning through gestures without words

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: A theatrical entertainment in which performers express meaning through gestures without words

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈpæntəmaɪm/

Korean meaning: 말없이 몸짓과 표정만으로 표현하는 연극, 무언극

Korean pronunciation: 팬-토-마임 (강세: 팬)

Example Sentences

  • The mime got stuck in an invisible box during his pantomime performance, and the audience couldn't tell if it was part of the act!
  • She had to pantomime 'elephant' in charades, so she swung her arm like a trunk.
  • The teacher used pantomime to explain new vocabulary when the students didn't understand English.

pantomime

NOUN

//ˈpæntəmaɪm//

A theatrical entertainment in which performers express meaning through gestures without words

pantomime concept
💡 Concept

Silent performance using only gestures

pantomime rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Pantomime breaks the paradigm, even working overtime!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈpæntəmaɪm/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈpæntəmaɪm/

🌳Etymology

Rootpantomim
Suffix--e

Origin

그리스어 'pantomimos'에서 유래되었습니다. 'panto'는 '모든 것'을, 'mimos'는 '모방자, 배우'를 의미하여, '모든 것을 모방하는 배우'라는 뜻으로 발전했습니다.

🎵Rhyme

paradigmmaritimeovertime
paradigm
maritime
overtime

🔗Collocations

street pantomime
perform pantomime
pantomime artist
silent pantomime
pantomime show

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The mime got stuck in an invisible box during his pantomime performance, and the audience couldn't tell if it was part of the act!

She had to pantomime 'elephant' in charades, so she swung her arm like a trunk.

The teacher used pantomime to explain new vocabulary when the students didn't understand English.

😄 Fun example

His pantomime of a person walking against strong wind was so realistic that people started looking for the storm!

📚Related Words

Synonyms

mimesilent actinggesturecharades

Antonyms

speechdialoguenarration

Related

theaterperformanceactingexpressiongesture

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