American Sign Language
noun/əˌmerɪkən ˈsaɪn læŋɡwɪdʒ/
/əˌmerɪkən ˈsaɪn læŋɡwɪdʒ/
[uncountable] (abbreviation ASL)
- a sign language (= a language that uses hand movements rather than words) developed and used in the US and also used in English-speaking parts of Canada
- Their daughter is deaf and they all use American Sign Language.
- an American Sign Language interpreter
Extra ExamplesTopics Disabilityb2- A video is available for people who communicate in American Sign Language.
- I was wondering why the president doesn't use American Sign Language interpreters when giving his news releases?
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American Sign Language