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When articulation is impossible, gesticulation comes to the rescue.
William Safire

Meaning of "gesticulation" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GESTICULATION

gesticulation  [dʒɛˌstɪkjʊˈleɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GESTICULATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gesticulation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GESTICULATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

gesticulation

Gesture

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. 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 to have evolved from 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.

Definition of gesticulation in the English dictionary

The definition of gesticulation in the dictionary is the act of gesticulating. Other definition of gesticulation is an animated or expressive gesture.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GESTICULATION


calculation
ˌkælkjʊˈleɪʃən
cancellation
ˌkænsɪˈleɪʃən
circulation
ˌsɜːkjʊˈleɪʃən
compilation
ˌkɒmpɪˈleɪʃən
correlation
ˌkɒrɪˈleɪʃən
formulation
ˌfɔːmjʊˈleɪʃən
installation
ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən
insulation
ˌɪnsjʊˈleɪʃən
isolation
ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən
legislation
ˌlɛdʒɪsˈleɪʃən
manipulation
məˌnɪpjʊˈleɪʃən
musculation
ˌmʌskjʊˈleɪʃən
mutilation
ˌmjuːtɪˈleɪʃən
population
ˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃən
regulation
ˌrɛɡjʊˈleɪʃən
relation
rɪˈleɪʃən
simulation
ˌsɪmjʊˈleɪʃən
translation
trænsˈleɪʃən
ventilation
ˌvɛntɪˈleɪʃən
violation
ˌvaɪəˈleɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GESTICULATION

gestant
Gestapo
gestate
gestation
gestational
gestative
gestatorial chair
gestatory
geste
gestic
gestical
gesticulant
gesticulate
gesticulative
gesticulator
gesticulatory
gestural
gesturally
gesture
gesturer

WORDS THAT END LIKE GESTICULATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation

Synonyms and antonyms of gesticulation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «GESTICULATION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «gesticulation» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of gesticulation

Translation of «gesticulation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GESTICULATION

Find out the translation of gesticulation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gesticulation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gesticulation» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

手势
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gesticulación
570 millions of speakers

English

gesticulation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अंगविक्षेप
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إيماء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

жестикуляция
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gesticulação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঠার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gesticulation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gesticulation
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Geste
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

身ぶり
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

몸짓
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gesticulation
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phát biểu bằng điệu bộ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

gesticulation
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हावभाव
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

jest
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gesticolazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gestykulacja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

жестикуляція
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gesticulație
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

gesticulation
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gebaar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gesticulation
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gesticulation
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gesticulation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GESTICULATION»

The term «gesticulation» is regularly used and occupies the 84.549 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GESTICULATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gesticulation

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QUOTES WITH «GESTICULATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word gesticulation.
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William Safire
When articulation is impossible, gesticulation comes to the rescue.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GESTICULATION»

Discover the use of gesticulation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gesticulation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Relationship of Verbal and Nonverbal Communication
Gesticulation. and. Speech: Two. Aspects. of. the. Process. of. Utterance. ' When a person speaks there is always some movement in the body besides the movements of the jaws and lips that are directly involved in speech production.
Mary Ritchie Key, 1980
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New Advances in Virtual Humans: Artificial Intelligence ...
Artificial Intelligence Environment Nadia Magnenat-Thalmann, L. C. Jain, N. Ichalkaranje. Modeling Gesticulation Expression in Virtual Humans Celso M. de Melo1 and Ana Paiva2 1 USC, University of Southern California ...
Nadia Magnenat-Thalmann, L. C. Jain, N. Ichalkaranje, 2008
3
Gods of Play: Baroque Festive Performances as Rhetorical ...
Gesticulation and facial expression were rhetorical means of communication only second to declamation or singing itself. In fact, just like voice, gesticulation was considered in the seventeenth and the eighteenth centuries at least as important  ...
Kristiaan Aercke, 1994
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The Origins of Language: What Nonhuman Primates Can Tell Us
The close association of intonation and gesticulation is shown by the fact that raised eyebrows, like a raised voice, can signal uncertainty, lack of completion, or a question. A more persistent association between gesticulation and intonation is  ...
Barbara J. King, 1999
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Language, Gesture, and Space
The proportion of objects in the 1- and Zobject vignettes that were represented in gesture by lexicalization (left-hand panel) or by incorporation (right-hand panel) in the Gesticulation condition vs. the Nonverbal Gesture condition. 60 objects in ...
Karen Emmorey, Judy Snitzer Reilly, Judy S. Reilly, 2013
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Say Not to Say: New Perspectives on Miscommunication
Synoptic of relations hetween gestures and other communication aspects [85] In particular, glohal property refers to the fact that "the determination of meaning in gesticulation proceeds in a downward direction. The meanings of the "parts' are ...
Luigi Anolli, Rita Ciceri, G. Riva, 2002
7
The Talking Ape: How Language Evolved
and even hunch our shoulders in cooperation with our moving arms and hands, and the bobbing and hunching belong with gesticulation in a broader sense. Due in no small part to the careful work of David McNeill, as reported in his book ...
Robbins Burling, 2005
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Tools, Language and Cognition in Human Evolution
An early study of gesticulation is by Efron (1972 [1940]). He demonstrated stylistic differences between different cultural groups (East European Jews as compared to Southern Italians) and provided an influential discussion of the different ...
Kathleen R. Gibson, Kathleen Rita Gibson, Tim Ingold, 1994
9
Conceptual Motorics - Generation and Evaluation of ...
It comprises five different gesture classes ordered along a horizontal axis, namely (1) gesticulation, (2) languagelike gestures, (3) pantomimes, (4) emblems, and (5 ) sign languages. Moving from gesticulation to sign languages along this axis, ...
Maha Salem, 2013
10
The Normal: Or, Methods of Teaching the Common Branches, ...
Most of the text books on Elocution, virtually ignore the subject of Gesticulation, by saying that it cannot be taught by pictures; or by referring it to teachers, who, for the most part, are unacquainted even with its nomenclature. Remark 2. Having ...
Alfred Holbrook, 1859

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GESTICULATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gesticulation is used in the context of the following news items.
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Review: No words for horrors in 'The Tribe'
"The Tribe" is loud in its flurry of hand movements, heightened gesticulation and expressive body language. The sounds of flesh slapping flesh, ... «azcentral.com, Jul 15»
2
La politique du n'importe quoi...
La gesticulation politico-médiatique, hautement stérile, à laquelle se sont livrés le directoire et les partisans du CPL au cours des derniers jours ... «L'Orient-Le Jour, Jul 15»
3
Tony Boloney's bans Donald Trump, gives Taj employees a discount
He's flanked by Mexican employees flashing the “Arm of Honor” — the European version of flipping the bird. They've adjusted the gesticulation ... «Press of Atlantic City, Jul 15»
4
Aurora theater trial blog: Day 42
3:56 p.m.: King starts to get animated during his redirection of Hanlon, even knocking off his microphone at one point during a wild gesticulation ... «9NEWS.com, Jul 15»
5
Your Attempts at Paella Would Probably Flunk This Valencian …
There's a lot of passionate gesticulation going on to emphasise the importance of this point. As my chicken and rabbit pieces simmer in the ... «Munchies_ Food by VICE, Jul 15»
6
The Incredible Stopover - An Incredible Trip With My Incredible Dad
... five of our holiday and already I was rolling my eyes and laughing slightly embarrassedly at my dad's excitement and wild gesticulation. «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»
7
Happy Days review – a real-life showbiz couple act in a bleak …
... do – put on a hat, raise a hand, pleasure himself to a dirty picture postcard – but he makes a gourmet meal of each groan and gesticulation. «The Guardian, Jun 15»
8
Kyrgyzstan: Extremism Charges, Vague and Secretive, Open Door …
... and watched the video “four or five” times: “I compared the preacher's words with his facial expressions, gesticulation, intonations, emphases, ... «EurasiaNet, Jun 15»
9
Envoi d'armes américaines en Europe Dissuasion ou gesticulation?
A moins qu'il ne s'agisse, d'un côté comme de l'autre, d'une simple gesticulation politique, peu significative et sans grandes conséquences. «L'Économiste, Jun 15»
10
The Devil's Carnival is back in town – watch the Alleluia! trailer
Is it possible to do jazz hands whilst letting your devil horns fly at the same time? That seems the most apt gesticulation at the arrival of the ... «Brutal As Hell, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Gesticulation [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/gesticulation>. May 2024 ».
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