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Origin:
1150–1200; Middle English def and doumb
1150–1200; Middle English def and doumb
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Deaf-and-dumb
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. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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World English Dictionary
| deaf-and-dumb | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | unable to hear or speak |
| —n | |
| 2. | a deaf person without speech |
| usage Using deaf-and-dumb to refer to people without speech is considered outdated and offensive, and should be avoided. The phrase profoundly deaf is a suitable alternative in many contexts | |
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