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addaword.gifdefinition of armography

noun
(also arm-ography)
a term used in ballroom dancing to refer to the shapes dancers make with their arms
The armography was very blocky and wooden and showing absolutely no sign of expression whatsoever.
Submitted from United Kingdom on 10/11/2010 12:07:00
Definition of armography from the Open Dictionary – a public resource hosted by Macmillan English Dictionary Online

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a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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