Deaf en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /dɛf/
Etymology
From deaf.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of or relating to the culture surrounding deaf users of sign languages.
There are Deaf clubs in many cities, but the clubs are just a part of the larger community of Deaf people.
2006, David Alan Stewart, Elizabeth Stewart, American Sign Language the Easy Way, Barron's Educational Series, →ISBN, page 101:Today, sign languages are the means of communication and interaction in Deaf communities around the world and have been shown to contain all the linguistic complexities and potentials of spoken languages (Stokoe, 1960/2005).
2005, Patricia Elizabeth Spencer, Marc Marschark, Advances in the Spoken Language Development of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3:
Translations (5)
sv döv- (relating to the culture of deaf signers) · nl doven- (relating to the culture of deaf signers) · is heyrnarlaus (relating to the culture of deaf signers) · ja ろう (relating to the culture of deaf signers) · is döff (relating to the culture of deaf signers)