chironomy

noun

chi·​ron·​o·​my

variants or cheironomy

kīˈränəmē

plural -es

: a method of directing the singing of Gregorian chant by hand gestures indicating the rise and fall of the melody

Word History

Etymology

Latin chironomia, from Greek cheironomia, from cheir- -chir + -nomia management, from nemein to distribute, manage

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