panto

[ pan-toh ]

/ ˈpæn toʊ /

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noun, plural pan·tos.British.

pantomime (def. 2).

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Origin of panto

By shortening

Words nearby panto

panties, pantihose, pantile, pantisocracy, pant leg, panto, pantofle, pantograph, pantology, pantomime, pantomimist

Other definitions for panto (2 of 2)

panto-

a combining form synonymous with pan-: pantology.

Also especially before a vowel, pant-.

Origin of panto-

Combining form representing Greek pant- (stem of pâs) all

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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.
Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 152, March 21, 1917|Various
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) /

noun plural -tos

British informal short for pantomime (def. 1)

British Dictionary definitions for panto (2 of 2)

panto-

before a vowel pant-

combining form

allpantisocracy; pantofle; pantograph; pantomime

Word Origin for panto-

from Greek pant-, pas

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