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–noun
1. a part of a dramatic representation given in pantomime, common in early English drama.
2. gestures without speech.
Origin:
1555–65

Related forms:
dumb-show, adjective
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dumb show  
n.  

  1. A part of a play, especially in medieval and Renaissance drama, that is enacted without speaking.

  2. Communication or acting by means of expressive gestures; pantomime.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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