Thesaurus: deaf-mute
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.
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Definitions
- 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.
- adj. lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak
- n. a deaf person who is unable to speak
- j:100 n a deaf person who is unable to speak s lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak