| NOUN | communication | curtsey, curtsy | bending the knees |
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| VERB | motion | curtsey, curtsy | bend the knees in a gesture of respectful greeting |
| Meaning | bending the knees; a gesture of respect made by women. | |
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| Synonym | curtsy | |
| Broader | gesture, motion | The use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals |
| reverence | An act showing respect (especially a bow or curtsy) | |
| Spanish | reverencia | |
| Catalan | reverència | |
| Verbs | curtsey | bend the knees in a gesture of respectful greeting |
| Meaning | Bend the knees in a gesture of respectful greeting. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonym | curtsy | |
| Broader | bow | bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting |
| Spanish | hacer una reverencia | |
| Nouns | curtsey | bending the knees |
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