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geste.

gesture

5 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʒɛst/
  1. gesture

    masculine
  2. move, motion

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin gestus (“action, gesture”).

noun/ʒɛst/
  1. saga, especially a cycle of poems in the epic, literary style of the Middle Ages

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French geste (albeit with a spelling-pronunciation), ultimately from Latin gesta (“feats”).

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