sign language
ˈsign ˌlanguage noun [U or C]
1 F0 (ALSO sign [U]) a system of hand and body movements representing words, used by and to people who cannot hear or talk Thesaurus+: ↑Handicap and the disabledThesaurus+: ↑Language names2 F0 the movements that people sometimes make when talking to someone whose language they do not speak Thesaurus+: ↑Handicap and the disabledThesaurus+: ↑Language names |