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Meaning
Noun
●
A Classical
comic
actor
, especially one who
works
mainly
through
gesture
and mime.
●
The
drama
in
ancient
Greece and Rome
featuring
such
performers
; or (later) any of various
kinds of
performance
modelled
on such work.
●
In British English:
A
traditional
theatrical
entertainment
,
originally
based on the
commedia
dell'arte, but
later
aimed
mostly at children and
involving
physical comedy
,
topical
jokes
,
call and response
, and
fairy-tale
plots.
●
Gesturing without
speaking
;
dumb-show
, mime.
Verb
●
To make (a
gesture
) without speaking.
●
To
entertain
others by
silent
gestures
or actions.
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