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DEAF-AND-DUMB PERSON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does deaf-and-dumb person mean?
• DEAF-AND-DUMB PERSON (noun)
The noun DEAF-AND-DUMB PERSON has 1 sense:
1. a deaf person who is unable to speak
Familiarity information: DEAF-AND-DUMB PERSON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A deaf person who is unable to speak
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
deaf-and-dumb person; deaf-mute; mute
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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