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FINGERSPELLING

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An alphabet of manual signs

Synonyms:

finger spelling; fingerspelling

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

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)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb fingerspell

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