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FINGERSPELLING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fingerspelling mean?
• FINGERSPELLING (noun)
The noun FINGERSPELLING has 1 sense:
1. an alphabet of manual signs
Familiarity information: FINGERSPELLING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An alphabet of manual signs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
finger spelling; fingerspelling
Hypernyms ("fingerspelling" is a kind of...):
sign language; signing (language expressed by visible hand gestures)
Derivation:
fingerspell (communicate by means of specific gestures, as an alternative to sign language)
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