GESTICULA'TION, noun [Latin gesticulatio.] 1. The act of making gestures, to express passion or enforce sentiments. 2. Gesture; a motion of the body or limbs in speaking, or in representing action or passion, and enforcing arguments and sentiments. 3. Antic tricks or motions.
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