American sign language

American sign language
American sign language American sign language n. a sign language, used in the United States mostly by the deaf or for communication with the deaf, in which gestures made with the hands symbolize words, alphabetical letters, or ideas, permitting rapid communication in the absence of speech.

Syn: Ameslan. [PJC]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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