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deaf-mutes

deaf-mutes is the plural of deaf-mute.

Meaning of deaf-mute

Noun

deaf-mute (plural deaf-mutes)

  1. (offensive) A person who is unable to hear or speak.
    • This buckling was first noticed by a deaf-mute who was walking over a bridge across the line and he pointed it out to the driver of a steamroller which happened to be passing.1959 September, K. Hoole, “The Middlesbrough-Newcastle route of the N.E.R.: Part Two”, in Trains Illustrated, page 417
    Synonyms:
    deaf person

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Questions about deaf-mutes

What is deaf-mutes the plural of?
Deaf-mutes is the plural of deaf-mute.

Words near deaf-mutes in the dictionary

  1. deaf-and-dumb alphabet
  2. deaf-blind
  3. deaf-blindness
  4. deaf-mute
  5. deaf-muteness
  6. deaf-mutes
  7. deafaz
  8. deafazz
  9. deafblind
  10. deafblindness
  11. deafed

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