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sign language

NOUN
language using movements of hands and face
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It has built a mechanical hand that can translate a teachers' voice into sign language in real time, allowing deaf children to learn alongside their hearing counterparts.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

"The biggest challenge we faced actually was in Africa we don't have a standardised African sign language dataset," Kimathi told AFP at the company's tiny lab in Nairobi.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

It’s smack talk in sign language, and it always gets a chuckle out of coach Thomas Randolph.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

There was also the sign language with Kimiko, and the connection.

From Los Angeles Times May 13, 2026

“I don’t think anyone can talk to animals. Except to dolphins, maybe. Or sign language to chimps.”

From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer




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