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Tadoma

Tadoma proper noun: a tactile method of communication used by deafblind people, based on feeling movement and vibration around the jawline.

Proper noun

Tadoma

  1. A tactile method of communication used by deafblind people, based on feeling movement and vibration around the jawline.

Origin of Tadoma

Named after Winthrop "Tad" Chapman and Oma Simpson, the first two learners.

Questions about Tadoma

What does Tadoma mean?
Tadoma means a tactile method of communication used by deafblind people, based on feeling movement and vibration around the jawline.
What part of speech is Tadoma?
Tadoma is a proper noun.

Words near Tadoma in the dictionary

  1. Tadlac
  2. Tadley
  3. Tadlock
  4. Tadlocks
  5. tadocizumab
  6. Tadoma
  7. Tadoussac
  8. tadpole
  9. tadpole goby
  10. tadpole people
  11. tadpole person

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