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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
gesticulate /dʒɛˈstɪkjʊleɪt/

▶verb gesture dramatically in place of or to emphasize speech.

– derivatives
gesticulation noun
gesticulator noun,
gesticulatory adjective.

– origin C17 (earlier (ME) as gesticulation): from L. gesticulat-, gesticulari, from gesticulus, dimin. of gestus ‘action’.

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