Origin: Greek
prefix pan-
Pantomime has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Verb
Noun
1
a performance using gestures and body movements without words
2
A Classical comic actor, especially one who works mainly through gesture and mime.
Verb
1
act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only
"The acting students mimed eating an apple"
2
To make (a gesture) without speaking.
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