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Word: sign language (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

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.

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