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单词 dactylology
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dactylology

[ dak-tuh-lol-uh-jee ]
/ ˌdæk təˈlɒl ə dʒi /
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noun, plural dac·ty·lol·o·gies.

the technique of communicating by signs made with the fingers, especially in the manual alphabets used by the deaf.

Origin of dactylology

First recorded in 1650–60; dactylo- + -logy

Words nearby dactylology

dactylic, dactylitis, dactylo-, dactylogram, dactylography, dactylology, dactylomegaly, dactyloscopy, -dactylous, dactylus, -dactyly
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Example sentences from the Web for dactylology

  • So long as this is true, dactylology can hardly claim to be more than one of the elements of a system of instruction for the deaf.

    Scientific American Supplement, Vol. XXI., No. 531, March 6, 1886|Various

British Dictionary definitions for dactylology

dactylology
/ (ˌdæktɪˈlɒlədʒɪ) /

noun plural -gies

the method of using manual sign language, as in communicating with deaf people
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for dactylology

dactylology
[ dăk′tə-lŏlə-jē ]

n.

The use of the fingers and hands to communicate and convey ideas, as in the manual alphabet used by hearing-impaired and speech-impaired people.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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