"BASL" meaning in English

See BASL in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{head|en|proper noun}} BASL
  1. Initialism of Black American Sign Language. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Black American Sign Language Synonyms: BSV Hypernyms: ASL
    Sense id: en-BASL-en-name-W2vAxTEm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
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          "word": "Black American Sign Language"
        }
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        },
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        }
      ],
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        "Initialism of Black American Sign Language."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "ASL"
        }
      ],
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        [
          "Black American Sign Language",
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        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "BSV"
        }
      ],
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        "alt-of",
        "initialism"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "BASL"
}

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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
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        }
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        "English lemmas",
        "English proper nouns",
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        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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        "Initialism of Black American Sign Language."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Black American Sign Language",
          "w:Black American Sign Language"
        ]
      ],
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        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "initialism"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "BSV"
    }
  ],
  "word": "BASL"
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