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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
ges·tic       [jes-tik] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
pertaining to bodily motions, esp. in dancing.
Also, ges·ti·cal.

[Origin: 1755–65; obs. gest deportment (< MF geste < L gestus movement of the limbs, performance, equiv. to ges-, var. s. of gerere (see gest) + -tus suffix of v. action) + -ic]
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ges·tic       (jěs'tĭk)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   Relating to bodily movements or gestures, especially in dancing.


[From obsolete gest, bearing, from French geste, from Old French, from Latin gestus; see gesture.]

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Gestic

Ges"tic\, a. [See Gest a deed, Gesture.]

1. Pertaining to deeds or feats of arms; legendary.

And the gay grandsire, skilled in gestic lore. --Goldsmith.

2. Relating to bodily motion; consisting of gestures; -- said especially with reference to dancing.

Carried away by the enthusiasm of the gestic art. --Sir W. Scott.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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