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chironomy

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Chi`ron´o`my

n.

1.

The art of moving the hands in oratory or in pantomime; gesture

chironomy, cheironomy

1. the science of gesture.
2. the art of conducting singers of Gregorian chant through hand gestures to mark the rise or fall of the melody. — chironomic, cheironomic, adj.

See also: Gesture

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