panto

[ pan-toh ]

noun,plural pan·tos.British.

Origin of panto

1
By shortening

Words Nearby panto

Other definitions for panto- (2 of 2)

panto-

  1. a combining form synonymous with pan-: pantology.

Origin of panto-

2
Combining form representing Greek pant- (stem of pâs) all
  • Also especially before a vowel, pant-.

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How to use panto in a sentence

  • panto was indeed the mainstay of his business; it was even the warp and woof of his life.

  • No: I won't go into panto—not if Frankie goes down on his knees to me.

    Poppy | Cynthia Stockley
  • Did you know any of the critics when you were down at Slagtown for the panto?

    Voces Populi | F. Anstey
  • I don't grudge letting the rest of the company have their fling at other times—but with the panto comes my turn.

    Trelawny of The "Wells" | Arthur W. Pinero
  • No, sir; that is a dissolving view, oxy-calcium, panto-sciostereoscopticon.

    Duffels | Edward Eggleston

British Dictionary definitions for panto (1 of 2)

panto

/ (ˈpæntəʊ) /


nounplural -tos
  1. British informal short for pantomime (def. 1)

British Dictionary definitions for panto- (2 of 2)

panto-

combining form
  1. all: pantisocracy; pantofle; pantograph; pantomime

Origin of panto-

2
from Greek pant-, pas

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