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Definitions for dactylology
ˌdæk təˈlɒl ə dʒidacty·lol·o·gy
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Dactylologynoun
The art of communicating ideas by certain movements and positions of the fingers; a form of sign language, especially the manual alphabets used by the deaf and dumb.
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dactylologynoun
The use of the fingers and hands to communicate ideas, especially by the deaf.
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dactylology
Fingerspelling (or dactylology) is the representation of the letters of a writing system, and sometimes numeral systems, using only the hands. These manual alphabets (also known as finger alphabets or hand alphabets) have often been used in deaf education and have subsequently been adopted as a distinct part of a number of sign languages. There are about forty manual alphabets around the world. Historically, manual alphabets have had a number of additional applications—including use as ciphers, as mnemonics and in silent religious settings.
Webster Dictionary
Dactylologynoun
the art of communicating ideas by certain movements and positions of the fingers; -- a method of conversing practiced by the deaf and dumb
Etymology: [Gr. da`ktylos finger + -logy.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dactylology in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dactylology in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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