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pantomimical en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English pantomime Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English pantomimical From pantomime + -ical.

Meanings

1. (archaic) Expressed or carried out using mime or mimicry.
   • The old man, during this pantomimical conversation, in some degree recovered his spirits […]. 1768, Samuel Wallis, An Account of Captain Wallis's Voyage in 1766, 7, and 8, in his Majesty's ship the Dolphin, section V:
2. (archaic) Like or pertaining to a pantomime.
   • By this pantomimical contrivance, and change of scene and character, the parts help each other out in matters which neither of them singly would assume to act. 1791, Thomas Paine, Rights of Man:

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