fingerspelling
fingerspelling · fingerspellings
The practice of representing the letters of an alphabet using just the hands to spell…The practice of representing the letters of an alphabet using just the hands to spell out words.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The practice of representing the letters of an alphabet using just the hands to spell out words.
(countable, uncountable)Any system for representing the letters of an alphabet using just the hands; a manual alphabet that is a representation of a written alphabet.
an alphabet of manual signs
(countable, uncountable)A representation of the spelling of a word using such a system.
Origin
From finger + spelling.From finger + spelling.
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Forms
plural: fingerspellingsSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- an alphabet of manual signs:finger spelling
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedfingerspell
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable