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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A system for documenting body movement. countable, uncountable

   "Labanotation uses a set of abstract symbols to define the part of the body"

2. 2
   a system of notation for dance movements that uses symbols to represent points on a dancer's body and the direction of the dancer's movement and the tempo and the dynamics wordnet

Example

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"Labanotation uses a set of abstract symbols to define the part of the body"

Etymology

Blend of Laban + notation, since it was derived from the work of Rudolf Laban.

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