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Meanings of finger alphabet in English

An alphabet used by the deaf; letters are represented by finger positions.

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Examples for "manual alphabet"
Examples for "manual alphabet"
1
The manual alphabet is that in use among all educated deaf people.
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2
Occasionally some little boy or girl will try to learn the manual alphabet.
The Story of My Life / With her letters (1887-1901) and a supple...
3
Miss Keller talks to herself absent-mindedly in the manual alphabet.
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4
Mr. Gilman read all the papers to me by means of the manual alphabet.
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5
Two of the teachers knew the manual alphabet, and talked to her without an interpreter.
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Usage of finger alphabet in English
1
Gibbie took his place, and began to teach Ginevra the finger alphabet.
Sir Gibbie
2
Did he by any chance suppose that I had learnt the finger alphabet?
The Guilty River
3
"Even if you knew the finger alphabet," he said, "it would be of no use.
The Guilty River