finger spelling

noun

: the representation of individual letters and numbers using standardized finger positions

called also dactylology

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1834, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of finger spelling was in 1834

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finger spelling

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: the representation of individual letters and numbers using standardized finger positions

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