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Pantomime

mime artist; mime performance

noun pan-to-MEE-me Rare
Arts & Culture Performance

Origin: from Greek via Latin

Usage Note

Pantomime can refer to the art form of silent acting, a mime performance, or the performer themselves. As a feminine noun (die Pantomime) it means a performance; as a masculine noun (der Pantomime) it means the performer.

Examples

"Der Pantomime brachte das Publikum allein durch Gesten zum Lachen."

Natural Translation

The mime artist made the audience laugh with gestures alone.

Literal Translation

The mime brought the audience alone through gestures to laughing.

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