fingerspelling

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The practice of representing the letters of an alphabet using just the hands to spell out words.
  2. Any system for representing the letters of an alphabet using just the hands; a manual alphabet that is a representation of a written alphabet.
  3. A representation of the spelling of a word using such a system.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of fingerspell

Word forms

fingerspelling fingerspellings FS

Etymology

From finger + spelling.

Synonyms

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