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DEAF-MUTE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A deaf person who is unable to speak

Synonyms:

deaf-and-dumb person; deaf-mute; mute

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("deaf-mute" is a kind of...):

deaf person (a person with a severe auditory impairment)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "deaf-mute"):

dummy; silent person (a person who does not talk)

Derivation:

deaf-mute (lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak

Synonyms:

deaf-and-dumb; deaf-mute

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

deaf (lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part)

Derivation:

deaf-mute (a deaf person who is unable to speak)

deaf-muteness (congenital deafness that results in inability to speak)

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