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FINGERSPELLING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fingerspelling mean? 

FINGERSPELLING (noun)
  The noun FINGERSPELLING has 1 sense:

1. an alphabet of manual signsplay

  Familiarity information: FINGERSPELLING used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FINGERSPELLING (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An alphabet of manual signs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

finger spelling; fingerspelling

Hypernyms ("fingerspelling" is a kind of...):

sign language; signing (language expressed by visible hand gestures)

Derivation:

fingerspell (communicate by means of specific gestures, as an alternative to sign language)


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