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   kinesics

   /kɪˈniːsɪks/

   plural

   • 1. the study of the way in which certain body movements and gestures serve as a form of non-verbal communication.
   • ▪ body movements and gestures regarded as a form of non-verbal communication.

   Word Origin 1950s: from Greek kinēsis ‘motion’ (from kinein ‘to move’) + -ics.

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • K

     5

   • I

     1

   • N

     1

   • E

     1

   • S

     1

   • I

     1

   • C

     3

   • S

     1

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