fingerspelling
Meanings
noun
- The practice of representing the letters of an alphabet using just the hands to spell out words.
- Any system for representing the letters of an alphabet using just the hands; a manual alphabet that is a representation of a written alphabet.
- A representation of the spelling of a word using such a system.
verb
- present participle and gerund of fingerspell
Word forms
Etymology
From finger + spelling.
Synonyms
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