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Definition of pantomime noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

pantomime

noun

NAmE//ˈpæntəˌmaɪm//

[uncountable, countable, usually singular]

the use of movement and the expression of your face to communicate something or to tell a story synonym mime a magical tale told through pantomime and song When I finally arrived, he made a pantomime of checking his watch and shaking it in disbelief.

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