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chirology

/kaɪˈɹɒlədʒi/

chirology noun: palm reading.

Noun

chirology (uncountable)

  1. Palm reading.
  2. The use of the manual alphabet; signing.

Origin of chirology

From chiro- + -logy.

Words formed from chirology

Questions about chirology

What does chirology mean?
Chirology means palm reading.
What part of speech is chirology?
Chirology is a noun.
How do you pronounce chirology?
Chirology is pronounced /kaɪˈɹɒlədʒi/.

Words near chirology in the dictionary

  1. Chirol
  2. chirological
  3. chirologically
  4. chirologist
  5. chirologists
  6. chirology
  7. Chirom
  8. chiromance
  9. chiromanced
  10. chiromancer
  11. chiromancers

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