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sign language

–noun
1. Also called sign. any of several visual-gestural systems of communication, esp. employing manual gestures, as used among deaf people.
2. any means of communication, as between speakers of different languages, using gestures.

Origin:
1840–50
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sign language  
n.  
  1. A language that uses a system of manual, facial, and other body movements as the means of communication, especially among deaf people.

  2. A method of communication, as between speakers of different languages, that uses hand movements and other gestures.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: sign language
Function: noun
: a system of communicating by means of conventional chiefly manual gestures that is used especially by the deaf;especially : DACTYLOLOGY
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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