"hand language" meaning in English

See hand language in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: hand languages [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} hand language (countable and uncountable, plural hand languages)
  1. Sign language produced by hand gestures. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-hand_language-en-noun-8iWMiQ7Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for hand language meaning in English (0.7kB)

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