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Word: Gesture
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from medieval Latin gestura, from Latin gerere ‘bear, wield, perform’. The original sense was ‘bearing, deportment’, hence ‘the use of posture and bodily movements for effect in oratory’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdʒɛstʃə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a movement of part of the body, especially a hand or the head, to express an idea or meaning
Short Definition:movement of hand or head made to express idea etc.
Examples:- Alex made a gesture of apology
- so much is conveyed by gesture
Word: Gesture
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdʒɛstʃə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
make a gesture
Short Definition:make gesture
Examples:- she gestured meaningfully with the pistol
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