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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

ジェスチャーで

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jiesuchā de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Gesturally/ˈdʒɛs.tʃər.əli/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼はジェスチャーで道を示した。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adverb
  1. 1

    By means of gestures; through bodily movements or expressions rather than speech.

    "He explained the complex directions gesturally when the noise level in the room became too loud."
  2. 2

    In a manner relating to or characteristic of gestures.

    "The dancer communicated deep sorrow gesturally through fluid and dramatic arm movements."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the noun 'gesture', originating from Latin 'gestura' (a posture, gesture), from 'gestus', past participle of 'gerere' (to bear, carry on, perform). The adverbial suffix '-ly' was added in modern English to describe actions performed by means of bodily movements.

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