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chironomy

/kaɪˈɹɒnəmi/

chironomy noun: the art of using effective hand gestures, especially (historical) in Greco-Roman contexts.

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.

chironomy meaning in Tamil

chironomy in Tamil

ஊமைக்கூத்து

Forms of chironomy

pluralchironomies
alternative formcheironomy
alternative formcheironomia

Origin of chironomy

From French chironomie and directly from Latin chīronomia, from Ancient Greek χειρονομία (kheironomía, “gesturing, gesticulation”), from χειρονόμος (kheironómos, “mime, skilled gesturer”), from χειρο- (kheiro-, “hand-”) + νόμος (nómos, “controller, manager”), from νέμω (némō, “to control, to manage”).

Words formed from chironomy

Questions about chironomy

What does chironomy mean?
Chironomy means the art of using effective hand gestures, especially (historical) in Greco-Roman contexts.
What is chironomy in Tamil?
Chironomy in Tamil is ஊமைக்கூத்து. See Chironomy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is chironomy?
Chironomy is a noun.
How do you pronounce chironomy?
Chironomy is pronounced /kaɪˈɹɒnəmi/.
What is the plural of chironomy?
The plural of chironomy is chironomies.

Words near chironomy in the dictionary

  1. chironomids
  2. chironomies
  3. chironomine
  4. chironomines
  5. chironomoid
  6. chironomy
  7. chiropatagia
  8. chiropatagium
  9. chiropath
  10. chiropaths
  11. chirophobia

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Adapted from Wiktionary: chironomy (page history and authors); chironomy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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