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Chironomy

Chi-ron′o-my

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Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK];
χείρ
hand + [GREEK] to manage.]
The art of moving the hands in oratory or in pantomime; gesture
[Obs.]

Definition 2024


chironomy

chironomy

English

Noun

chironomy (usually uncountable, plural chironomies)

  1. (obsolete) The art of moving the hands in oratory or in pantomime; gesture.