finger alphabet

noun

In sign language, a series of signs made with the fingers to indicate letters of the alphabet.

Meanings

nounfinger alphabet (plural finger alphabets)

plural finger alphabets

  1. In sign language, a series of signs made with the fingers to indicate letters of the alphabet.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan alphabet used by the deaf; letters are represented by finger positions

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

finger alphabet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finger%20alphabet

MLA

“finger alphabet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finger%20alphabet. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “finger alphabet,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finger%20alphabet.

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