deaf and mute

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• School for Deaf and Mute (Dushanbe) — The School for Deaf and Mute (tg icon Мактаби кару гунгхо, transliterated /maktab i kar u gungho/) is a special art and social sciences school in Dushanbe for students with limited hearing and speaking ability. It was founded during the Soviet… …   Wikipedia

• deaf-and-dumb language — sign language, language of hand signals used by deaf and mute people …   English contemporary dictionary

• deaf and dumb — deaf and dumb, deaf and dumb deaf and dumbadj. both deaf and unable to speak; without the sense of hearing or the faculty of speech. Same as {Deaf mute}. [1913 Webster +PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• deaf-and-dumb — deaf and dumb, deaf and dumb deaf and dumbadj. both deaf and unable to speak; without the sense of hearing or the faculty of speech. Same as {Deaf mute}. [1913 Webster +PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• deaf-and-dumb — [def′ n dum′] adj. 1. deaf mute 2. of or for deaf mutes: Now regarded as offensive …   English World dictionary

• Deaf and dumb — Dumb Dumb, a. [AS. dumb; akin to D. dom stupid, dumb, Sw. dumb, Goth. dumbs; cf. Gr. ? blind. See {Deaf}, and cf. {Dummy}.] 1. Destitute of the power of speech; unable; to utter articulate sounds; as, the dumb brutes. [1913 Webster] To unloose… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• deaf-and-dumb — adjective lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak • Syn: ↑deaf mute • Similar to: ↑deaf • Derivationally related forms: ↑deaf mute (for: ↑deaf mute), ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• deaf-and-dumb person — noun a deaf person who is unable to speak • Syn: ↑mute, ↑deaf mute • Derivationally related forms: ↑deaf mute (for: ↑deaf mute), ↑mute (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• deaf-and-dumb — /def euhn dum /, adj. Often Offensive. deaf mute (def. 1). [1150 1200; ME def and doumb] * * * …   Universalium

• deaf and dumb — adjective : deaf mute …   Useful english dictionary

• Education of the Deaf and Dumb —     Education of the Deaf and Dumb     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Education of the Deaf and Dumb     Education essentially includes the process of encouraging, strengthening, and guiding the faculties, whether of mind or body, so as to make them… …   Catholic encyclopedia