About The Word Deaf-mute
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Deaf-mute
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What's The Definition Of Deaf-mute?
[n] a deaf person who is unable to speak
[adj] lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak Synonyms | Synonyms for Deaf-mute: deaf | deaf-and-dumb | deaf-and-dumb person | mute Related Terms | Find terms related to Deaf-mute: 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 See Also | deaf person | dummy | silent person Deaf-mute In Webster's Dictionary \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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