deaf mute

[def-myoot]

deaf-mute

[def-myoot] Often Offensive.
adjective
1.
unable to hear and speak.
noun
2.
a person who is unable to hear and speak, especially one in whom inability to speak is due to congenital or early deafness.

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Deaf mute is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.

Origin:
1830–40; translation of French sourd-muet

deaf-mute·ness, deaf-mut·ism, noun
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deaf-mute (děf'my&oomacr;t')
n.
A person who can neither hear nor speak. No longer in technical use. adj. (děf-my&oomacr;t')
Unable to speak or hear.

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