deaf-and-dumb alphabet

  • 1Deaf and dumb alphabet — Alphabet Al pha*bet, n. [L. alphabetum, fr. Gr. ? + ?, the first two Greek letters; Heb. [=a]leph and beth: cf. F. alphabet.] 1. The letters of a language arranged in the customary order; the series of letters or signs which form the elements of… …

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  • 2deaf-and-dumb alphabet — noun : manual alphabet …

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  • 3Education of the Deaf and Dumb —     Education of the Deaf and Dumb     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Education of the Deaf and Dumb     Education essentially includes the process of encouraging, strengthening, and guiding the faculties, whether of mind or body, so as to make them… …

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  • 4deaf alphabet — noun Digital and manual signs used to express letters (and words and phrases) visually (also deaf and dumb alphabet, a name now deprecated) • • • Main Entry: ↑deaf …

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  • 5Alphabet — Al pha*bet, n. [L. alphabetum, fr. Gr. ? + ?, the first two Greek letters; Heb. [=a]leph and beth: cf. F. alphabet.] 1. The letters of a language arranged in the customary order; the series of letters or signs which form the elements of written… …

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  • 6deaf — adj. 1 wholly or partly without hearing (deaf in one ear). 2 (foll. by to) refusing to listen or comply. 3 insensitive to harmony, rhythm, etc. (tone deaf). Phrases and idioms: deaf aid Brit. a hearing aid. deaf and dumb alphabet (or language etc …

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  • 7dumb show — Synonyms and related words: acting, aping, bearing, beck, beckon, body language, carriage, characterization, charade, chironomy, dactylology, deaf and dumb alphabet, embodiment, enacting, enactment, gesticulation, gesture, gesture language, hand… …

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  • 8Alphabet Dactylologique — Un alphabet unimanuel publié dans the American Annals of the Deaf and Dumb, 1886. L’alphabet dactylologique ou alphabet manuel ou encore alphabet digital est l’alphabet de la langue des signes : il y sert à représenter des lettres et non des …

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  • 9Alphabet manuel — Alphabet dactylologique Un alphabet unimanuel publié dans the American Annals of the Deaf and Dumb, 1886. L’alphabet dactylologique ou alphabet manuel ou encore alphabet digital est l’alphabet de la langue des signes : il y sert à… …

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  • 10Alphabet dactylologique — Un alphabet unimanuel publié dans the American Annals of the Deaf and Dumb, 1886. L’alphabet dactylologique ou alphabet manuel ou encore alphabet digital est l’alphabet de la langue des signes : il y sert à représenter des lettres et non des …

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