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American Sign Language
noun
: a kind of sign language used in the U.S. and Canada
Full Definition of AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE
: a sign language for the deaf in which meaning is conveyed by a system of articulated hand gestures and their placement relative to the upper body
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First Known Use of AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE
1960
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