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DEAF-MUTISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does deaf-mutism mean?
• DEAF-MUTISM (noun)
The noun DEAF-MUTISM has 1 sense:
1. congenital deafness that results in inability to speak
Familiarity information: DEAF-MUTISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Congenital deafness that results in inability to speak
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
deaf-muteness; deaf-mutism
Hypernyms ("deaf-mutism" is a kind of...):
deafness; hearing loss (partial or complete loss of hearing)
muteness; mutism (the condition of being unable or unwilling to speak)
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