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   Ges·ture

   /ˈjesCHər/

   

   noun

   • 1. a movement of part of the body, especially a hand or the head, to express an idea or meaning: "Alex made a gesture of apology" Similar signalsignalingsignsigningmotionmotioningwaveindicationgesticulation
   • ▪ an action performed to convey one's feelings or intentions: "Maggie was touched by the kind gesture" Similar actiondeedactmove
   • ▪ an action performed for show in the knowledge that it will have no effect: "I hope the amendment will not be just a gesture"

   verb

   • 1. make a gesture: "she gestured meaningfully with the pistol"
   • ▪ direct or invite (someone) to move somewhere specified: "he gestured her to a chair"
   • ▪ express (something) with a gesture or gestures: "he gestured his dissent at this"

   Word Origin 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’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. gestural adjective

   Scrabble Points: 8

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