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contortionism|kənˈtɔːʃənɪz(ə)m| [f. contortion + -ism.] The practice of contorted postures; the acts of a contortionist. Also fig.
1927Daily Tel. 8 Feb. 14 Bernt and Partner, by..an idealisation of contortionism, twist their lithe bodies into all manner of graceful poses. 1939D. Cecil Young Melbourne vi. 145 She performed the most prodigious feats of intellectual contortionism. |