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manual alphabet

 
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–noun
a set of finger configurations corresponding to the letters of the alphabet, used by the deaf in fingerspelling.
Origin:
1860–65
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n.  An alphabet used for communication by hearing-impaired people in which finger positions represent the letters.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: manual alphabet
Function: noun
: an alphabet in which letters are represented by finger positions and that is used in dactylology
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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