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English Dictionary: gesticulation by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gesticulation
n
  1. a deliberate and vigorous gesture or motion
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gesticulation \Ges*tic`u*la"tion\, n. [L. gesticulatio: cf. F.
      gesticulation.]
      1. The act of gesticulating, or making gestures to express
            passion or enforce sentiments.
  
      2. A gesture; a motion of the body or limbs in speaking, or
            in representing action or passion, and enforcing arguments
            and sentiments. --Macaulay.
  
      3. Antic tricks or motions. --B. Jonson.
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