semeiotic
Americanadjective
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The semeiotic says: "Such a gesture reveals such a passion;" and gesture replies: "To such a passion I will apply such a sign."
From Delsarte System of Oratory by Various
The semeiotic is its mind; the dynamic is its soul; the static is founded on the mutual equilibrium or equipoise of the agents.
From Delsarte System of Oratory by Various
Thus, when we know the sum of movements possible to an organ, when we know the sense of it, we arrive at that semeiotic through which the reason of a form is perfectly given.
From Delsarte System of Oratory by Various
The imitative is also divided into three parts: the static, the dynamic and the semeiotic.
From Delsarte System of Oratory by Various
The semeiotic gives the reason of movements, and has for its object the careful examination of inflections, attitudes and types.
From Delsarte System of Oratory by Various
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