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Deaf-mute
see synonyms of deaf-muteNoun
Adjective
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Deaf-mute
see synonyms of deaf-mutenoun
1.
a person who is unable to hear or speak
See also mute1 (sense 7), mutism (sense 2b)adjective
2.
unable to hear or speak
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Deaf-mute
see synonyms of deaf-mute noun
1.
a person who is deaf, esp. from birth, and therefore unable to speak: most deaf-mutes, having the necessary vocal organs, can be taught to speak
adjective
2.
of or being a deaf-mute
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Deaf-mute
see synonyms of deaf-muten.
A person who can neither hear nor speak.
adj.
Being deaf and unable to speak. See Usage Note at mute.
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