English Explanatory Dictionary

sign language

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One of several natural languages, typically used by the deaf, in which words consist of hand shapes, motions, positions, and facial expressions.
  2. The sign language (sense 1) that is used locally or that is mistakenly believed to be the only one.
  3. Sign languages (sense 1) considered collectively.
  4. Communication through gestures as a substitute for language, for example, between monks under a vow of silence or during trade amongst different linguistic groups.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

sign language sign languages

Related words

sign chirologist

Derived words

Adamorobe Sign Language Afghan Sign Language Algerian Sign Language Al-Sayyid Bedouin Sign Language American Sign Language ASL Argentine Sign Language Armenian Sign Language Australian Sign Language Auslan Bolivian Sign Language Brazilian Sign Language LIBRAS British Sign Language BSL Catalan Sign Language Chilean Sign Language Chinese Sign Language CSL Colombian Sign Language Cuban Sign Language Danish Sign Language Dutch Sign Language Ecuadorian Sign Language Estonian Sign Language Finnish Sign Language Flemish Sign Language French Sign Language German Sign Language DGS Gorilla Sign Language GSL Greek Sign Language Guatemalan Sign Language Hausa Sign Language Hawaii Pidgin Sign Language Honduras Sign Language Hong Kong Sign Language HKSL Icelandic Sign Language International Sign IS Israeli Sign Language Japanese Sign Language Jhankot Sign Language Kenyan Sign Language Korean Sign Language Malaysian Sign Language Maritime Sign Language MSL Martha's Vineyard Sign Language Mexican Sign Language Nicaraguan Sign Language NSL North Korean Sign Language Norwegian Sign Language Palestinian Sign Language Quebec Sign Language Romanian Sign Language Russian Sign Language
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