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kinesics definition

ki·nesics (ki nē′siks, kī-; kī-)

noun

the study of bodily movements, facial expressions, etc. as ways of communication or as accompaniments to speech

Etymology: < Gr kinēsis (see kinesiology) + -ics

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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