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/ʒɛst/
Translation
gesture
Word origin
From Latin gestus ('bearing, movement of the body'), from gerere ('to carry, to conduct oneself'). A separate feminine geste, from the Latin plural gesta ('deeds'), survives only in chanson de geste.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- gestus
- English cognates
- gesture, gesticulate, gestation
Grammar
Examples
au .
He gave a small wave of the hand to say goodbye.
C' .
That is a kind thing for her to do.
maladroit .
One clumsy movement and the glass fell.
.
She talks with big gestures.
.
The firefighter showed us the first-aid actions that save lives.
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