Gesture and Hello

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Gesture noun - A movement of the body or limbs that expresses or emphasizes an idea or feeling.

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Hello and gesture are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hello" instead a noun "Gesture".

Nearby Words: gestured, gesturing, gestural

Hello noun - An expression of goodwill upon meeting.

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Gesture and hello are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gesture" instead a noun "Hello".

In "Innocence," Chakotay describes how he once met a Tarkannan ambassador and made the traditional gesture for "hello." Then he found out that Tarkannan males and females use different styles of movement and his gesture was actually propositioning the ambassador.

Source: Series / Star Trek: Voyager
In Pixar's WALLE, the title character wordlessly ponders the gesture of hand-holding in his movie Hello Dolly (and does discover its true meaning).

Source: What Is This Thing You Call "Love"?
That's at least a semi-comedic example, since both Vriska's expression and gesture are just too ludicrously twisted to be taken seriously... but if you're interested in an example played bone-chillingly straight, why not say hello to Gamzee?

Source: Slasher Smile

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