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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The gestures, postures, and facial expressions by which a person manifests various physical, mental, or emotional states and communicates nonverbally with others.

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  • noun Nonverbal communication by means of facial expressions, eye behavior, gestures, posture, and the like; often thought to be involuntary.
  • noun Deliberate, usually culturally influenced, nonverbal communication using the body through facial expressions, gestures, dance, mime, etc.

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  • noun communication via the movements or attitudes of the body

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