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gesture
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gesture [jes´cher]
an act made or something said to signify intention or attitude.
suicidal gesture a more serious warning than a suicide threat; it may be followed by a planned suicidal act that attracts attention without seriously injuring the subject.
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In the study of captive chimpanzees at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center (Atlanta, Georgia), researchers have suggested that this "hemispheric lateralization" for language may have its evolutionary roots in the gestural communication of our common ancestors.
Right-handed chimps hint towards origin of human language by Asian News International
It's an old story, and Ratmansky tells it well, revealing his ability to give gestural meaning to dance movement and create both sympathetic characters and wonderful choreography for his dancers.
American Ballet Theatre by Garafola, Lynn / Dance Magazine
Californian painter Tomory Dodge's work is big and gestural, with expressive and sensuous surfaces and vibrant colours.
Bluecoat's new painting exhibition conjures up the Magic of art by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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