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chironomies

chironomies is the plural of chironomy.

Meaning of chironomy

Noun

chironomy (usually uncountable, plural chironomies)

  1. (rhetoric, usually) The art of using effective hand gestures, especially (historical) in Greco-Roman contexts.
  2. (usually) The skill of conducting music with hand gestures.

Questions about chironomies

What is chironomies the plural of?
Chironomies is the plural of chironomy.

Words near chironomies in the dictionary

  1. chironomia
  2. chironomic
  3. chironomical
  4. chironomid
  5. chironomids
  6. chironomies
  7. chironomine
  8. chironomines
  9. chironomoid
  10. chironomy
  11. chiropatagia

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