AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The sign language used in the United States

Synonyms:

American sign language; ASL

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("American sign language" is a kind of...):

sign language; signing (language expressed by visible hand gestures)

Meronyms (parts of "American sign language"):

finger alphabet; manual alphabet (an alphabet used by the deaf; letters are represented by finger positions)

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