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Ameslan

Ameslan is the abbreviation of American Sign Language.

Meaning of American Sign Language

Proper noun

American Sign Language

  1. A sign language used primarily in the United States of America and Canada.
    • For example, you could learn American Sign Language (or whichever sign language is common where you live), a common immigrant language, or an indigenous language in your area, rather than make those people speak to you in English (or whatever major language you speak).2023 December 30, Daniel W. Hieber, “Why I hate conlangs”, in Linguistic Discovery, archived from the original on 24 May 2024
    Synonyms:
    Ameslan, ASL

Questions about Ameslan

What is Ameslan the abbreviation of?
Ameslan is the abbreviation of American Sign Language.

Words near Ameslan in the dictionary

  1. ameses
  2. Amesha Spenta
  3. Amesha Spentas
  4. amesing
  5. amesite
  6. Ameslan
  7. amesnable
  8. Amesquita
  9. Amesquitas
  10. amess
  11. amesses

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