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geste

noun \ˈjest\

Definition of GESTE

1
archaic :  deportment
2
archaic :  gesture

Variants of GESTE

geste also gest \ˈjest\
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Origin of GESTE

Middle English geste, from Anglo-French, from Latin gestus, from gerere
First Known Use: 14th century

Related to GESTE

Synonyms
actions, address, bearing, comportment, conduct, demeanor, deportment, behavior (also gest) [archaic]

Rhymes with GESTE

best, breast, Brest, chest, crest, gest, guest, hest, jessed, jest, lest, nest, pest, quest, rest, test, tressed, vest, west, wrest, zest

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4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. geste
  2. gest
  3. beau geste
  4. chanson de geste
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