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dactylology

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dactylology /dac·ty·lol·o·gy/ (dak″tĭ-lol´ah-je) signing.
dac·ty·lol·o·gy (dkt-ll-j)
n.
The use of the fingers and hands to communicate and convey ideas, as in the manual alphabet used by hearing-impaired and speech-impaired people.

signing [sīn´ing]
communication between individuals, especially the deaf, using a system of signs made with the hands and fingers. Called also dactylology.


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