manual alphabet

noun

An alphabet, or a representation of a written alphabet, in which letters are represented by positions of the hand and fingers.

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Meanings

nounmanual alphabet (plural manual alphabets)

plural manual alphabets

  1. sign languageAn alphabet, or a representation of a written alphabet, in which letters are represented by positions of the hand and fingers.

    Synonyms: deaf-and-dumb alphabet, hand alphabet

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn alphabet, or a representation of a written alphabet, in which letters are represented by positions of the hand and fingers.

Similar
deaf-and-dumb alphabethand alphabet

More synonyms by meaning

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

Similar
finger alphabet
Broader
alphabetABCABC's
Also see
deaf-and-dumb alphabetfinger alphabethand alphabet

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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