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Meanings of sign-language in English

Used of the language of the deaf.

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Usage of sign-language in English
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In this sign-language the girl described the situation in the barn.
The Little Regiment, and Other Episodes of the American Civil Wa...
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Mr Mitchell, flanked by a sign-language interpreter, immediately answers the question.
The Irish Times
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India has a large community of deaf people, but very little digital content exists in sign-language.
BBC
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School exercises in language composition are given with great success upon the basis of the sign-language.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 531, March 6, 1886
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To her surprise, a sign-language interpreter was provided for the job interview without her even asking.
The Irish Times
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Bampot hosts craft circles, philosophy discussions and sign-language practice sessions alongside its menu of 170 games.
The Irish Times
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It is a giraffe It is part of the old sign-language out of which the hieroglyphics developed.
The Story of Mankind
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In this instance, as in several others, the still alarm was communicated by silent signals, or sign-language.
The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals: A Book of Personal Observ...
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That case concerned whether a school board was required to provide a deaf student with a sign-language interpreter.
Reuters
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Watching Stumpf put these sentiments into word and sign-language, Locke was already running through the alternative options available.
Complete Books of Blood
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Speaks French, German, and Spanish, besides I don't know how many Indian sign-languages.
The Man on the Box
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CLARK, W. P.: The Indian Sign-Language, etc.
The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought / Studies of the Activit...
Sign-language through the time