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beau geste
 
PRONUNCIATION:  b zhst
NOUN:Inflected forms: pl. beaux gestes or beau gestes (  b zhst)
1. A gracious gesture. 2. A gesture noble in form but meaningless in substance.
ETYMOLOGY:French : beau, noble + geste, gesture.
 
 
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