CHIROLOGY

palmistry, palm reading, chiromancy, chirology

(noun) telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

chirology (uncountable)

Palm reading.

The use of the manual alphabet; signing.

Source: Wiktionary


Chi*rol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy.]

Definition: The art or practice of using the manual alphabet or of communicating thoughts by sings made by the hands and fingers; a substitute for spoken or written language in intercourse with the deaf and dumb. See Dactylalogy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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3 April 2025

WHOLE

(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”


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