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BEAU GESTE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does beau geste mean?
• BEAU GESTE (noun)
The noun BEAU GESTE has 1 sense:
1. a gracious (but usually meaningless) gesture
Familiarity information: BEAU GESTE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A gracious (but usually meaningless) gesture
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("beau geste" is a kind of...):
gesture (something done as an indication of intention)
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