cheiro-

comb. form var. of CHIRO-.

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I.

see cheir-

II. combining form

see chir-

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var. of chiro-: cheiromancy.

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comb. form variant spelling of chiro-

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cheir-, cheiro-

repr. Gr. χειρ(ο-, combining form of χείρ hand, frequent in the generic names of Natural History. In words that have come through Latin, written chir-, chiro-, q.v.