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DEAF-MUTENESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Congenital deafness that results in inability to speak
Synonyms:
deaf-muteness; deaf-mutism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("deaf-muteness" is a kind of...):
deafness; hearing loss (partial or complete loss of hearing)
muteness; mutism (the condition of being unable or unwilling to speak)
Derivation:
deaf-mute (lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak)
