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Deaf-mute

adj, noun

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Unable to hear or speak. not-comparable, offensive
Adjective
  1. 1
    lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A person who is unable to hear or speak. offensive

    "This buckling was first noticed by a deaf-mute who was walking over a bridge across the line and he pointed it out to the driver of a steamroller which happened to be passing."

  2. 2
    a deaf person who is unable to speak wordnet

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