| Pronunciation: | | je`stikyu'leyshun
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| | Definition: | | [n] a deliberate and vigorous gesture or motion |
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| | See Also: | | gesture, motion |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ges*tic`u*la"tion\, n. [L. gesticulatio: cf. F.
gesticulation.]
1. The act of gesticulating, or making gestures to express
passion or enforce sentiments.
2. A gesture; a motion of the body or limbs in speaking, or
in representing action or passion, and enforcing arguments
and sentiments. --Macaulay.
3. Antic tricks or motions. --B. Jonson.
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| | Related Terms: | | bearing, beck, beckon, body language, carriage, charade, chironomy, dactylology, deaf-and-dumb alphabet, dumb show, gesture, gesture language, hand signal, kinesics, motion, movement, pantomime, poise, pose, posture, shrug, sign language, stance |
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