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American Sign Language
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American Sign Language
n. Abbr. ASL
The primary sign language used by deaf and hearing-impaired people in the United States and Canada, devised in part by Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet on the basis of sign language in France. Also called Ameslan.
American sign language
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See Ameslan
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Noun1.American Sign Language - the sign language used in the United StatesAmerican sign language - the sign language used in the United States
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finger alphabet, manual alphabet - an alphabet used by the deaf; letters are represented by finger positions
sign language, signing - language expressed by visible hand gestures
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