Definitions for Gestures
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1. gestures

   A gesture is a form of non-verbal communication or non-vocal communication in which visible bodily actions communicate particular messages, either in place of, or in conjunction with, speech. Gestures include movement of the hands, face, or other parts of the body. Gestures differ from physical non-verbal communication that does not communicate specific messages, such as purely expressive displays, proxemics, or displays of joint attention. Gestures allow individuals to communicate a variety of feelings and thoughts, from contempt and hostility to approval and affection, often together with body language in addition to words when they speak. Gesticulation and speech work independently of each other, but join to provide emphasis and meaning. Gesture processing takes place in areas of the brain such as Broca's and Wernicke's areas, which are used by speech and sign language. In fact, language is thought by some scholars to have evolved in Homo sapiens from an earlier system consisting of manual gestures. The theory that language evolved from manual gestures, termed Gestural Theory, dates back to the work of 18th-century philosopher and priest Abbé de Condillac, and has been revived by contemporary anthropologist Gordon W. Hewes, in 1973, as part of a discussion on the origin of language.

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1. Gestures

   Movement of a part of the body for the purpose of communication.

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1. gesturesnoun

   Plural noun and verb form of the word gesture.

   His gestures as he spoke to his wife demonstrated his respect, love and tenderness towards her, you could see it in the way he gently rubbed her arm as he listened.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on May 25, 2016  

How to pronounce Gestures?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Gestures in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Gestures in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Gestures in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Gestures in a Sentence

1. Clifford Villalon:

   You may not be known or popular all over the world, but by doing honorable acts and decent gestures each day you are already famous.

2. Gavin Newsom:

   James Gallagher knows that James Gallagher’s in trouble, and James Gallagher’s using this as a sideshow distraction to introduce another gun law, so hopefully people will not see and pay attention to James Gallagher terrible record on their quality of life, the governor needs to focus his efforts on things that will lower the cost of living for Californians, actually solve homelessness, instead of one-off gestures that are n’t going to do anything to stop gun violence.

3. Connor Goldson:

   It never will get eradicated because there are so many token gestures out there, taking a knee — token gesture from the higher authorities to make it look like they are doing something to help.

4. Jeffrey Lewis:

   So these measures are gestures that resemble disarmament, but they don't actually constrain North Korea's nuclear and missile programs.

5. Manoj Kewalramani:

   Propaganda and PR have led many Indians to believe that things( at the disputed border) are OK. while there are n’t huge gestures, it is part of India’s diplomatic culture to avoid aggression.

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gestures