gesticulation

  • 21gesticulation — ges·tic·u·la·tion …

    English syllables

  • 22gesticulation — See: gesticulate …

    English dictionary

  • 23gesticulation — ges•tic•u•la•tion [[t]dʒɛˌstɪk yəˈleɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of gesticulating 2) an animated gesture • Etymology: 1595–1605; < L ges•tic′u•lar, adj …

    From formal English to slang

  • 24gesticulation — /dʒɛsˌtɪkjəˈleɪʃən/ (say jes.tikyuh layshuhn) noun 1. the act of gesticulating. 2. an animated or excited gesture …

  • 25gesticulation — nf. => Mouvement …

    Dictionnaire Français-Savoyard

  • 26gesticulation — noun a deliberate and vigorous gesture or motion • Derivationally related forms: ↑gesticulate • Hypernyms: ↑gesture, ↑motion …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 27gesture — gesticulation, gesture 1. Gesture is a somewhat older word (15c) than gesticulation (16c), and both are related to Latin gestus meaning ‘action’. In current use they overlap in their meanings to do with movement of the body or parts of the body… …

    Modern English usage

  • 28gesture — n Gesture, gesticulation are comparable when meaning an expressive movement or motion of the body or limbs or the use of such a movement or motion. Gesture is the more inclusive term; it may imply any such movement or motion intended to express… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 29Mimik — (v. gr.), Geberdenkunst, das Ganze der verschiedenen Bewegungen des menschlichen Körpers u. seiner Theile in Beziehung auf den versinnlichten Ausdruck gewisser Ideen, Gefühle u. Bestrebungen. Die zweckmäßige Anwendung der Hände (Gesticulation) in …

    Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • 30CORPS - La sémiotique du corps — Si la sémiologie est la science des signes, la sémiologie du corps se définira comme la région de cette science dont l’objet est le corps comme signe. Comment le corps humain peut il être signe ou ensemble de signes? Comment peut il signifier?… …

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