"D/deaf" meaning in English

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  "pos": "adj",
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        {
          "ref": "1996 March 24, niem...@iastate.edu, “d/Deaf use of Internet: more than the hearing?”, in bit.listserv.deaf-l (Usenet):",
          "text": "If I were to select a random sample of d/Deaf adults in the U.S. (or any technologically advanced country, for that matter) would I find that they would be more into the Internet than a random sample of hearing?",
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          "ref": "2023 September 6, Kerry O'Malley Cerra, “Strategies to Spotlight Books for Deaf Awareness Month”, in School Library Journal, New York, N.Y.: Media Source Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-12-25:",
          "text": "Since D/deaf experiences vary greatly, it's important to offer kids multiple titles about D/deaf characters and characters with hearing loss, showcasing these differences.",
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        "A term designating both deaf people (those who have lost their hearing later in life) and Deaf people (those who identify as culturally Deaf)."
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      "related": [
        {
          "word": "deafie"
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        {
          "word": "deafish"
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          "word": "Sumain"
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        {
          "word": "d/Deaf"
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      "homophone": "deaf"
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      "homophone": "Deaf"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "def"
    },
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      "homophone": "death (th-fronting)"
    }
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  "word": "D/deaf"
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  "pos": "adj",
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          "ref": "1996 March 24, niem...@iastate.edu, “d/Deaf use of Internet: more than the hearing?”, in bit.listserv.deaf-l (Usenet):",
          "text": "If I were to select a random sample of d/Deaf adults in the U.S. (or any technologically advanced country, for that matter) would I find that they would be more into the Internet than a random sample of hearing?",
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          "ref": "2023 September 6, Kerry O'Malley Cerra, “Strategies to Spotlight Books for Deaf Awareness Month”, in School Library Journal, New York, N.Y.: Media Source Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-12-25:",
          "text": "Since D/deaf experiences vary greatly, it's important to offer kids multiple titles about D/deaf characters and characters with hearing loss, showcasing these differences.",
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      "homophone": "deaf"
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      "homophone": "Deaf"
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      "homophone": "death (th-fronting)"
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  "word": "D/deaf"
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