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Definition of body language noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

body language

noun
 
/ˈbɒdi læŋɡwɪdʒ/
 
/ˈbɑːdi læŋɡwɪdʒ/
[uncountable]
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  1. the process of communicating what you are feeling or thinking by the way you place and move your body rather than by words
    • I could tell from her body language that she was angry.
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