lingua dei segni

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “[a] language of signs”.

Noun

lingua dei segni f (plural lingue dei segni)

  1. (uncountable) sign language (sign language that is used locally or that is mistakenly believed to be the only one)
  2. sign language (one of several natural languages, typically used by the deaf, in which words consist of hand shapes, motions, positions, and facial expressions)

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