sign language

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noun
  1. Also called sign. any of several visual-gestural systems of communication, especially employing manual gestures, as used among deaf people.

  2. any means of communication, as between speakers of different languages, using gestures.

Origin of sign language

1
First recorded in 1840–50

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British Dictionary definitions for sign language

sign language

noun
  1. another word for signing

  2. any system of communication by manual signs or gestures

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