noun
Meaning 1
Palm reading.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
chirology
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Pronunciation
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/kaɪˈɹɒlədʒi/
noun
Meaning 2
The use of the manual alphabet; signing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: palmistry, palm reading, chiromancy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: divination, foretelling, soothsaying, fortune telling
History
Etymology
From chiro- + -logy.