sign language
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sign language
noun sign languages
- Any of several natural languages, typically used by the deaf, in which words consist of hand shapes, motions, positions, and facial expressions. It is safe to say that the academic world is now convinced that sign languages are real languages in every sense of the term.
- The sign language (sense 1) that is used locally or that is mistakenly believed to be the only one. I'm taking night classes to learn sign language.
- Sign languages (sense 1) considered collectively. There are some unique properties found in sign language compared to spoken language.
- Communication through gestures as a substitute for language, for example, between monks under a vow of silence or during trade amongst different linguistic groups. Even Maxwell the trader, who has been most among them, is compelled to resort to the curious sign language common to most of the prairie tribes.
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noun sign language
| Español | lengua de signos, lengua de señas, idioma de señas, idioma de signos, idioma signado, lengua signada |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 수화 suhwa, 수어 sueo |
| 日本語 | 手話 shuwa |
| 中文 | 手語 /手语 shǒuyǔ |
| हिन्दी | सांकेतिक भाषा sāṅketik bhāṣā |
| Kiswahili | lugha ya ishara |
| Português | linguagem de sinais, língua gestual, linguagem gestual |
| Français | langue des signes, langage des signes |
| Deutsch | Gebärdensprache, Zeichensprache |
| Italiano | lingua dei segni |
| Ελληνικά | νοηματική γλώσσα noïmatikí glóssa |
| Română | limba semnelor |
| Русский | же́стовый язы́к žéstovyj jazýk, язы́к же́стов jazýk žéstov |
| Tiếng Việt | ngôn ngữ kí hiệu, ngôn ngữ ký hiệu, thủ ngữ, ngôn ngữ dấu hiệu |
| العربية | لُغَةُ إِشَارَة luḡatu ʔišāra |
| עברית | שְׂפַת סִימָנִים s'fat simaním |
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title = {sign language},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sign%20language},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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