chīrŏnŏmī^a — Lewis & Short
chīrŏnŏmī^a, ae, f., = xeironomi/a,
I the art of moving the hands in gesturing, gesticulation:
chironomia, quae est lex gestūs,Quint. 1, 11, 17.
The corpus record — Latin
chironomia
chironomia · f
the art of moving the hands in gesturing
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- Institutio Oratoria 1 · 0.06/10k
What it meant
In the wild
- chironomia Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria 1.11.17
Where it came from
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