MANUAL ALPHABET

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An alphabet used by the deaf; letters are represented by finger positions

Synonyms:

finger alphabet; manual alphabet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("manual alphabet" is a kind of...):

alphabet (a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language)

Holonyms ("manual alphabet" is a part of...):

American sign language; ASL (the sign language used in the United States)

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