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DEAF-MUTE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A deaf person who is unable to speak
Synonyms:
deaf-and-dumb person; deaf-mute; mute
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("deaf-mute" is a kind of...):
deaf person (a person with a severe auditory impairment)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "deaf-mute"):
dummy; silent person (a person who does not talk)
Derivation:
deaf-mute (lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak
Synonyms:
deaf-and-dumb; deaf-mute
Classified under:
Similar:
deaf (lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part)
Derivation:
deaf-mute (a deaf person who is unable to speak)
deaf-muteness (congenital deafness that results in inability to speak)
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