"chairwork" meaning in English

See chairwork in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κατά (katá) Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *sedreh₂ Proto-Hellenic *hédrā Ancient Greek ἕδρα (hédra) Ancient Greek κᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)bor. Latin cathedrader. Old French chaierebor. Middle English chayere English chair Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Germanic *werką Proto-West Germanic *werk Old English weorc Middle English werk English work English chairwork From chair + work. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|chair|work<id:employment>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κατά (katá) Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *sedreh₂ Proto-Hellenic *hédrā Ancient Greek ἕδρα (hédra) Ancient Greek κᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)bor. Latin cathedrader. 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Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} chairwork (uncountable)
  1. (psychology) A technique in which the patient moves between chairs, acting as a different person in each one, so as to understand the point of view of others. Tags: uncountable
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  2. (Alexander technique) A form of physical therapy that involves repeatedly sitting and standing so as to gauge one's posture. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-chairwork-en-noun-UDISVDPv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 40 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: deskwork, seatwork, tablework
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "deskwork"
    },
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      "word": "seatwork"
    },
    {
      "word": "tablework"
    }
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        "(Alexander technique) A form of physical therapy that involves repeatedly sitting and standing so as to gauge one's posture."
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  ],
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}

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