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five-finger exercise

noun

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  1. A musical composition for the piano, designed to require the use of all the fingers of…

    A musical composition for the piano, designed to require the use of all the fingers of the hand for the purpose of skill development.

    • It was the singular room which Carlyle had constructed in the hopes that he could shut out all the noises of the universe, the crowing of cocks, and the jingling of a young lady's five-finger exercise in particular.

  2. An activity which is undertaken for the purpose of skill development.

    • Batman Begins, the 2005 film that launched Nolan's series, was a mere five-finger exercise. This is the full symphony.

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