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Latin. A sequence of movements or actions not accompanied by speech or seen from beyond earshot.

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Usage examples (4)
  • For the general history of the pantomimus see Friedländer,
  • Nothing more variable than voices, yet men can likewise discern them personally: nay, you shall have a buffon or pantomimus will express as many as he pleaseth.
  • The pantomimus aspired to render the emotions of terror or love more speakingly by gesture than it was possible to do by speech; and ancient critics, while deploring,...
  • They have been influenced by the pantomimus and the dramatic recitation so fashionable in their day, inasmuch as they lack connexion, and, though containing effective...
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