Protactile

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Protactile^¹

/pɹoʊtæktaɪl/ US
/pɹoʊtæktəl/ US
/ˈpɹəʊtæktaɪl/ UK
/ˈpɹəʊtæktəl/ UK

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From pro- + tactile, first used c. 2012.

proper noun Pro-Tactile · ProTactile

A dialect of American Sign Language that communicates with touch. Exploring the linguistic phenomenon of pro-tactile has lead Terra Edwards to make distinctions between Tactile ASL (TASL) and Visual ASL (VASL) (www.protactile.org, October 3, 2014).
Similar: PT

ProTactile^²

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"Protactile." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/protactile. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Protactile. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/protactile

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"Protactile." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/protactile.

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@misc{protactile_2026,
  title = {Protactile},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/protactile},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}