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[syn: palmistry, palm reading, chiromancy, chirology]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Chirology \Chi*rol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. chei`r hand + -logy.]
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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
chirology
n 1: telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand [syn:
palmistry, palm reading, chiromancy, chirology]