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What does pantomime mean?

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Noun
  1. (now rare) A Classical comic actor, especially one who works mainly through gesture and mime. [from 17th c.]
  2. (historical) The drama in ancient Greece and Rome featuring such performers; or (later) any of various kinds of performance modelled on such work. [from 17th c.]
  3. (Britain) 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. [from 18th c.]
  4. Gesturing without speaking; dumb-show, mime. [from 18th c.]
Verb
  1. (transitive) To make (a gesture) without speaking.
  2. (transitive) To entertain others by silent gestures or actions. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
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