"fingerspelling" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fingerspellings [plural]
Etymology: finger + spelling Etymology templates: {{compound|en|finger|spelling}} finger + spelling Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} fingerspelling (countable and uncountable, plural fingerspellings)
  1. The practice of representing the letters of an alphabet using just the hands to spell out words. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Language
    Sense id: en-fingerspelling-en-noun-qTHgXfqv Disambiguation of Language: 12 33 21 35
  2. Any system for representing the letters of an alphabet using just the hands; a manual alphabet that is a representation of a written alphabet. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Language
    Sense id: en-fingerspelling-en-noun-zNyPg8ml Disambiguation of Language: 12 33 21 35 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 41 5 50
  3. A representation of the spelling of a word using such a system. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Language
    Sense id: en-fingerspelling-en-noun-I6NnOAMf Disambiguation of Language: 12 33 21 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: FS [initialism]

Verb

Etymology: finger + spelling Etymology templates: {{compound|en|finger|spelling}} finger + spelling Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} fingerspelling
  1. present participle and gerund of fingerspell Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: fingerspell Categories (topical): Language Synonyms: dactylology Translations (any system for representing letters using the hands): ხელის ანბანი (xelis anbani) (Georgian), ujjábécé (Hungarian), jelnyelvi ábécé (Hungarian), dactilologia [Portugal, feminine] (Portuguese), datilologia [Brazil, Portugal, feminine] (Portuguese), alfabeto manual [masculine] (Portuguese) Translations (the practice of using the hands to spell out words): თითებით ლაპარაკი (titebit laṗaraḳi) (Georgian), dactilologia [Portugal, feminine] (Portuguese), datilologia [Brazil, Portugal, feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-fingerspelling-en-verb-c1yn8qbA Disambiguation of Language: 12 33 21 35 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 41 5 50 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 11 33 11 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: FS [initialism]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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