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namesigns

namesigns is the plural of namesign.

Meaning of namesign

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

Questions about namesigns

What is namesigns the plural of?
Namesigns is the plural of namesign.

Words near namesigns in the dictionary

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

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