gesture language

noun

: communication by gestures

especially : sign language

called also gestural language

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web But without a mouse or trackpad on the iPad, Apple had to invent a new gesture language — and our fingers are only so capable. —

Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2019

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Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of gesture language was in 1855

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“Gesture language.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gesture%20language. Accessed 25 Mar. 2023.

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