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Word: sign language
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Noun:
- countable or uncountable Communication through gestures used when speech is impossible, for example, between monks under a vow of silence or people speaking different languages.
- countable One of several natural languages, typically used by the deaf, where the words and phrases consist of hand shapes, motions, positions, and facial expressions.
- uncountable Sign languages (sense 1) considered collectively.
- uncountable The sign language (sense 1) that is used locally or that is mistakenly believed to be the only one.
Source: Wiktionary
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