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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
dumbshow/ˈdʌmʃəʊ/

▶noun gestures used to convey something without speech.

■ (especially in English drama of the 16th and 17th centuries) a part of a play acted in mime.

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