Meaning & use
pantomime
A British theatrical entertainment for children, based on a fairy tale and featuring music, comedy, and audience participation.
See it in a sentence
The family went to see a Christmas pantomime featuring a talking cow and a wicked stepmother.
Unable to speak the language, he resorted to pantomime to ask for directions to the station.
A note on using this word
"Pantomime" can mean the British holiday stage show or, more generally, communicating through gesture without words.
Words with a similar meaning
mime
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