"finger language" meaning in English

See finger language in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: finger languages [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} finger language (countable and uncountable, plural finger languages)
  1. A simplified communication system using specific hand and finger gestures. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: finger speech, finger-talk, finger-talking Coordinate_terms: finger alphabet, sign language
    Sense id: en-finger_language-en-noun-eqGxFkQj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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