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`noun
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`a movement or position of the hand, arm, body, head, or face that is expressive of an idea,
`opinion, emotion, etc.:
`the gestures of an orator; a threatening gesture.
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`the use of such movements to express thought, emotion, etc.
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`any action, courtesy, communication, etc., intended for effect or as a formality; considered
`expression; demonstration:
`a gesture of friendship.
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`Digital Technology. a particular movement of the body, typically the fingers or hand, used to
`control or interact with a digital device (often used attributively): a gesture command;
`Use a twofinger pinching gesture on your touchscreen to zoom in or out.
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`verb (used without object), gestured, gesturing.
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`to make or use a gesture or gestures.
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`verb (used with object), gestured, gesturing.
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`Gesture | Define Gesture at Dictionary.com
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`6. to express by a gesture or gestures.
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`Origin of gesture
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`late Middle English
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`Medieval Latin
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`13751425
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`13751425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin gestūra mode of action, manner, bearing,
`equivalent to Latin gest (us) past participle of gerere to bear, carry on, perform + ūra ure
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`Related forms
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`gestural, adjective
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`gesturer, noun
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`ungestural, adjective
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`ungesturing, adjective
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`Examples from the Web for gesture
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`The gesture nearly moved Polanski to tears, even though not everyone approved.
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`Robert Hofler (http://www.thedailybeast.com/contributors/roberthofler.html?source=dictionary)
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`At Slate, Matthew Yglesias called the gesture simply “absurd.”
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`Four Reasons Why Obama’s Week Totally Sucked (and One Reason It Didn’t)
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`British Dictionary definitions for gesture
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`gesture
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`Simply tap on your own screen, and haptic feedback mechanisms in the watch will transfer the gesture to the wrist of your
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`September 8, 2014
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`noun
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`Gesture | Define Gesture at Dictionary.com
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`a motion of the hands, head, or body to emphasize an idea or emotion, esp while speaking
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`2.
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`something said or done as a formality or as an indication of intention: a political gesture
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`(obsolete) the manner in which a person bears himself; posture
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`to express by or make gestures; gesticulate
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`Derived Forms
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`gestural, adjective
`gesturer, noun
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`Word Origin
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`C15: from Medieval Latin gestūra bearing, from Latin gestus, past participle of gerere to bear
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`Word Origin and History for gesture
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`n.
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`early 15c., "manner of carrying the body," from Medieval Latin gestura "bearing, behavior," from
`Latin gestus "gesture, carriage, posture" (see gest (/browse/gest)). Restricted sense of "a
`movement of the body or a part of it" is from 1550s; figurative sense of "action undertaken in
`good will to express feeling" is from 1916.
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`1540s, from gesture (/browse/gesture) (n.). Related: Gestured; gesturing.
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