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BODY LANGUAGE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does body language mean?
• BODY LANGUAGE (noun)
The noun BODY LANGUAGE has 1 sense:
1. communication via the movements or attitudes of the body
Familiarity information: BODY LANGUAGE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Communication via the movements or attitudes of the body
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("body language" is a kind of...):
visual communication (communication that relies on vision)
Context examples
A self-driving car could get an early warning that a pedestrian is about to step into the street by monitoring body language.
(Computer that Reads Body Language, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
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