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manual alphabet
noun
: an alphabet especially for people who are deaf in which the letters are represented by finger positions
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The training starts with the basics, including the manual alphabet, numbers, common greetings, and everyday signs.
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Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026
Épée adapted these signs and added his own manual alphabet, creating a signing dictionary.
—National Geographic, 28 May 2019
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Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026
Épée adapted these signs and added his own manual alphabet, creating a signing dictionary.
—National Geographic, 28 May 2019
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“Manual alphabet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manual%20alphabet. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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