Pasimology

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The use of gestures as a means of communication. uncountable

    "It is interesting that the American Indians should have contributed to the world's civilization their own particular form of pasimology, used for the avowed purpose of avoiding international language difficulties."

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"It is interesting that the American Indians should have contributed to the world's civilization their own particular form of pasimology, used for the avowed purpose of avoiding international language difficulties."

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