Namesign

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A special sign in sign language that uniquely identifies an individual person.

    "One way that deaf Taiwanese assign namesigns is by producing the established sign for a surname and adding the appropriate gender marker for the intended referent […]"

Synonyms

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sign name

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"One way that deaf Taiwanese assign namesigns is by producing the established sign for a surname and adding the appropriate gender marker for the intended referent […]"

Etymology

From name + sign.

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