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- [jest]
- /dʒɛst/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [jest]
- /dʒɛst/
Definitions of geste word
- noun geste a story or tale. 1
- noun geste a deed or exploit. 1
- noun geste Archaic. a metrical romance or history. 1
- noun geste gesture. 0
- noun geste move, motion. 0
- noun geste saga, especially a cycle of poems in the epic, literary style of the Middle Ages. 0
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Origin of geste
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English < Old French geste action, exploit < Latin gesta exploits, neuter plural past participle of gerere to carry on, perform
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Parts of speech for Geste
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
geste popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
geste usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with geste
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