DEAF-AND-DUMB PERSON

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A deaf person who is unable to speak

Synonyms:

deaf-and-dumb person; deaf-mute; mute

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("deaf-and-dumb person" is a kind of...):

deaf person (a person with a severe auditory impairment)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "deaf-and-dumb person"):

dummy; silent person (a person who does not talk)

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