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Meanings of sign-language in English

Used of the language of the deaf.

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Examples for "sign"
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He can't talk much now, can't form words, can't use sign language.
Black is the new white
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One passenger said she had seen no sign of such help, however.
The Guardian
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Kellye Bensley: Come and have a look and try sign language week.
Radio NZ
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The three countries aim to sign the new agreement by Nov. 30.
Reuters
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He had no problem speaking; a sure sign he was a mixture.
The Plains of Passage
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Putin, however, said he had recently received a request signed by Khodorkovsky.
The Guardian
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New Zealand signed the Convention in March last year, to great fanfare.
Radio NZ
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Last week Britain signed an agreement on nuclear energy cooperation with India.
Reuters
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He brought good news with him; the deal had finally been signed.
White Hunter, Black Heart
5
South Wairarapa District signed up with the Wellington Water group last year.
Radio NZ
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There are occasional lapses when this family show dips into gestural, pantomime-style storytelling.
The Guardian
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MIT has become a hotbed for researchers working in the area of gestural computing.
Wired
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In the near future, we'll see even more robust implementations of touch and gestural interfaces.
Wired
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It's a sanction but is more gestural than punitive.
The Irish Times
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Some systems use small cameras that can be embedded into the display to capture gestural information.
Wired
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