dumb show

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [duhm shoh]
- /dʌm ʃoʊ/
- /dʌm ʃəʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [duhm shoh]
- /dʌm ʃoʊ/

Definitions of dumb show words

noun dumb show a part of a dramatic representation given in pantomime, common in early English drama. 1
noun dumb show gestures without speech. 1
noun dumb show a part of a play done in pantomime 0
noun dumb show gestures without speech 0
noun dumb show (theater) A performance during which the players do not speak. 0

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Origin of dumb show

First appearance:

before 1555

One of the 31% oldest English words

First recorded in 1555-65

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Parts of speech for Dumb show

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Dumb show

dumb show popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

dumb show usage trend in Literature

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