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gesticulation

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ges⋅tic⋅u⋅la⋅tion

  [je-stik-yuh-ley-shuhn]
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–noun
1. the act of gesticulating.
2. an animated or excited gesture.
Origin:
1595–1605; < L gesticulātiōn- (s. of gesticulātiō). See gesticulate, -ion
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ges·tic·u·la·tion   (jě-stĭk'yə-lā'shən)   
n.  

  1. The act of gesticulating.

  2. A deliberate, vigorous motion or gesture. See Synonyms at gesture.

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