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fingerspelling en · NOUN

Etymology

From finger + spelling.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The practice of representing the letters of an alphabet using just the hands to spell out words.
  2. (countable, uncountable) Any system for representing the letters of an alphabet using just the hands; a manual alphabet that is a representation of a written alphabet.
  3. (countable, uncountable) A representation of the spelling of a word using such a system.

Forms

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fingerspellings Number=Plur lexicographic

fingerspelling en · VERB

Etymology

From finger + spelling.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of fingerspell
    form of fingerspell

Forms

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Synonyms

dactylology

Translations (11)

hu ujjábécé (any system for representing letters using the hands) · pt dactilologia (any system for representing letters using the hands) · pt dactilologia (the practice of using the hands to spell out words) · pt datilologia (the practice of using the hands to spell out words) · cmn 指拼 (the practice of using the hands to spell out words) · sv handalfabet (any system for representing letters using the hands) · hu jelnyelvi ábécé (any system for representing letters using the hands) · ka ხელის ანბანი (any system for representing letters using the hands) · ka თითებით ლაპარაკი (the practice of using the hands to spell out words) · pt datilologia (any system for representing letters using the hands) · pt alfabeto manual (any system for representing letters using the hands)