Meaning of DEAF-MUTE
| Pronunciation: | | def myoot
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- [n] a deaf person who is unable to speak
- [adj] lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak
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| | Synonyms: | | deaf, deaf-and-dumb, deaf-and-dumb person, mute |
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| | See Also: | | deaf person, dummy, silent person | |
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| | Definition: | | \Deaf"-mute`\, n.
A person who is deaf and dumb; one who, through deprivation
or defect of hearing, has either failed the acquire the power
of speech, or has lost it. [See Illust. of {Dactylology}.]
Deaf-mutes are still so called, even when, by
artificial methods, they have been taught to speak
imperfectly.
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| | Related Terms: | | deaf, deaf and dumb, deaf-and-dumb person, deaf-eared, deafened, dull-eared, dummy, earless, hard of hearing, lip reader, mute, stone-deaf, stunned, surd, surdo-mute, the deaf, the hard-of-hearing, thick of hearing, tone-deaf, unhearing, word-deaf |
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