Thesaurus: deaf-mute

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1. n. A person who is deaf and dumb; one who, through deprivation or defect of hearing, has either failed the acquire the power of speech, or has lost it.
2. adj. lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak
3. n. a deaf person who is unable to speak
4. A person who is deaf and dumb; one who, through deprivation or defect of hearing, has either failed the acquire the power of speech, or has lost it. [See Illust. of Dactylology.] deaf-mutes">Deaf-mutes are still so called, even when, by artificial methods, they have been taught to speak imperfectly.
5. A person who is deaf and dumb; one who, through deprivation ordefect of hearing, has either failed the acquire the power of speech,or has lost it. [See Illust. of Dactylology.]deaf-mutes">Deaf-mutes are still so called, even when, by artificial methods,they have been taught to speak imperfectly.
6. j:100 n a deaf person who is unable to speak s lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak