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deaf-mute
[ def-myoot ]
adjective
- unable to hear and speak.
noun
- a person who is unable to hear and speak, especially one in whom inability to speak is due to congenital or early deafness.
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Derived Forms
- ˈdeaf-ˌmuteness, noun
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Other Words From
- deaf-muteness deaf-mutism noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of deaf-mute1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of deaf-mute1
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Example Sentences
When I auditioned for my high school musical, Carnival, they cast me as a deaf-mute.
It is the work of a deaf-mute, 212 Flix Martin, well named, for he is most happy in this work.
His interest in two deaf-mute sisters led him to his life-work.
Then, pretending to be a deaf-mute, he would go among them to learn something of their customs and pick up the language.
The fourth day it happened that the deaf mute paid his accustomed visit, after which Prince Dolor's spirits rose.
Get out of the tower he could not; the ladder the deaf mute used was always carried away again and his food was nearly gone.
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