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namesign

namesign noun: a special sign in sign language that uniquely identifies an individual person.

Noun

namesign (plural namesigns)

  1. A special sign in sign language that uniquely identifies an individual person.
    • One way that deaf Taiwanese assign namesigns is by producing the established sign for a surname and adding the appropriate gender marker for the intended referent […]1998, Ceil Lucas, Pinky Extension and Eye Gaze: Language Use in Deaf Communities, page 72
    Synonyms:
    sign name

Synonyms of namesign

Forms of namesign

pluralnamesigns
alternative formname sign

Origin of namesign

From name + sign.

Questions about namesign

What does namesign mean?
Namesign means a special sign in sign language that uniquely identifies an individual person.
What part of speech is namesign?
Namesign is a noun.
What is the plural of namesign?
The plural of namesign is namesigns.

Words near namesign in the dictionary

  1. namesearched
  2. namesearches
  3. namesearching
  4. nameserver
  5. nameservers
  6. namesign
  7. namesigns
  8. namesmanship
  9. namespace
  10. namespaced
  11. namespaces

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