AboutTed Nesbitt Expertise I have an interest in the meanings of words and phrases, as well as how and when they became part of the English language. I enjoy
researching idioms, colloquialisms, dialects, and obscurities of
all kinds. I prefer short questions on a particular subject, and
I will not accept lengthy research projects or term papers. NOTE: ALLEXPERTS CLAIMS THAT I TRANSLATE FROM ENGLISH TO LATIN AND FROM LATIN TO ENGLISH. I DO NOT. ALLEXPERTS REFUSES TO DELETE THE LATIN-TO-ENGLISH SERVICE -- ONE THAT I DO NOT PROVIDE.
TRUST ME ON THIS: ALLEXPERTS IS WRONG. I DO NOT TRANSLATE FROM ENGLISH TO LANGUAGE. LOOK FOR A LANGUAGE EXPERT INSTEAD. ETYMOLOGY AND TRANSLATING SERVICES ARE ENTIRELY DIFFERENT. ALLEXPERTS SHOULD KNOW THAT. ALLEXPERTS DOES NOT KNOW THAT. I HAVE TRIED FOR MANY YEARS TO GET THEM TO CHANGE. THEY WILL NOT. SORRY, BUT I DO NOT TRANSLATE FROM ENGLISH TO LATIN.
Experience I am the bibliographic instruction and reference librarian at a public
college. My master's thesis concerns William Faulkner's tragic novels. I formerly taught advanced placement English at two schools in the Philadelphia area.
I have been a member of the grammar and writing section of Allexperts
for more than a year.
Education/Credentials Masters degrees in English, philosophy, and library science.
16. Which word, associated with Christmas, comes from a Greek word meaning "we can act anything"?
Here is the answer:
16. Pantomime
Here is ONE of the definitions from "Webster's Collegiate Dictionary" --
Pantomime – meaning C – “A British theatrical entertainment of the Christmas season based on a nursery tale and featuring topical songs, tableaux, and dances.”
Generally, a pantomime is a performance done WITHOUT WORDS; nothing is spoken; everything is ACTED OUT.
In the British Christmas pantomimes, the characters appear on stage and act out their parts: Mary and Joseph put the baby Jesus into the manger; the shepherds appear; then, the wise men follow. There is no reason to TELL this story, because everyone in the audience already KNOWS it.
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