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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DEAF-MUTE

Translation of French sourd-muet.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DEAF-MUTE

deaf-mute play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEAF-MUTE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Deaf-Mute can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DEAF-MUTE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Deaf-mute

For "deafness", see hearing impairment. For "Deaf" as a cultural term, see Deaf culture. For "inability to speak", see muteness. Deaf-mute is a term which was used historically to identify a person who was either deaf using a sign language or both deaf and could not speak. The term continues to be used to refer to deaf people, mainly within a historical context, to indicate deaf people who cannot speak an oral language, or have some degree of speaking ability, but choose not to speak because of the negative or unwanted attention atypical voices sometimes attract. Such people communicate using sign language. Some consider it to be a derogatory term if used outside its historical context; the preferred term today is simply "deaf". Additionally, it is sometimes used to refer to other hearing people in jest, to chide, or to invoke an image of someone who refuses to employ common sense or who is unreliable. "Deaf and dumb", "semi-deaf" and "semi-mute" are other historic references to deaf people. Of these latter examples, only "deaf and dumb" prevails as a reference.

Definition of deaf-mute in the English dictionary

The definition of deaf-mute in the dictionary is unable to hear or speak.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEAF-MUTE

deadstock
deadweight
deadwood
deaerate
deaeration
deaerator
deaf
deaf aid
deaf without speech
deaf-and-dumb
deaf-muteness
deaf-mutism
deafblind
deafen
deafening
deafeningly
deafish
deafly
deafness
deair

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEAF-MUTE

absolute
acute
commute
constitute
contribute
cute
dispute
institute
last-minute
malamute
malemute
minute
mute
permute
route
salute
semimute
telecommute
transmute
tribute

Synonyms and antonyms of deaf-mute in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «deaf-mute» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEAF-MUTE

Find out the translation of deaf-mute to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of deaf-mute from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «deaf-mute» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

聋哑
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sordomudo
570 millions of speakers

English

deaf-mute
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बहरा मूक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الصم والبكم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

глухонемой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

surdo-mudo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মূকবধির
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sourd-muet
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pekak-bisu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Taubstumme
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ろうあ者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

농아자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mambu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người điếc và câm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

செவிடு-ஊமையாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बहिरा-मुका
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sağır-dilsiz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sordomuto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

głuchoniemych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

глухонімий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

surdo- mut
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κωφάλαλος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

doofstom
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dövstum
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

døvstum
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of deaf-mute

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEAF-MUTE»

The term «deaf-mute» is regularly used and occupies the 62.247 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEAF-MUTE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about deaf-mute

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEAF-MUTE»

Discover the use of deaf-mute in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to deaf-mute and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Deaf Mute Howls
Albert Ballin's sharp observations in this remarkable book detail his experiences (and those of others) at a late 19th-century residential school for deaf students and his frustrations as an adult seeking acceptance in the majority hearing ...
Albert Ballin, 1930
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The Deaf-Mute Boy
The Deaf-Mute Boy—equal parts travel story, love story, and a resonant confrontation with the Muslim world—is the tale of a gay American professor immersed in a North African society.
Joseph Geraci, 2006
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WHAT THE DEAF MUTE HEARD MOVIE TIE IN
Pretending since the age of ten that he is deaf and mute, Sammy Ayers overhears the secret words of a young preacher in 1966 that pique local uproar and worldwide interest
G. D. Gearino, 1997
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The Collected Works of L. S. Vygotsky: The History of the ...
We have already seen (in the chapter on speech) to what degree the speech of the deaf-mute child, depending on gestures, is evidence of the primacy of the function of pointing. The deaf-mute child speaking of people or things that are before ...
Lev Semenovich Vygotskiĭ, Robert W. Rieber, 1997
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Encyclopedia of Jewish Medical Ethics: A Compilation of ...
a deaf-mute can write only the formal but not the particular part of a bill of divorce. '49 The wife of a deaf-mute has the same status as any other sister-in-law, and the levir may submit to chaliztah or contract levirate marriage.'TM The property ...
‎2003
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Healing of Rodolphe Grivel[: Congenital Deaf-mute
In the present work he is shown as a humanitarian who heals Rudolphe Grivel, a congenital mute. It is the story of this healing, together with the jealousies, calumnies and persecutions which followed this amazing deed.
Antoine Fabre d'Olivet, 1995
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Education of Deaf Children: Evidence of E.M. Gallaudet and ...
Six of the children died young : two of them (one a deaf-mute) from accidental causes, another from scrofula. There was no deafness in the ancestry so far as has been ascertained, but the mother traces up by two lines of ancestors to persons ...
Joseph Gordon, 1892
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Report
Services for deaf-mute school. Services for deaf-mute scnool. Services for deal- mute echool. Services for deaf-mute school. Services for deaf-mute school. Services for deaf-mute echool. Services for deaf-mute school. Services for deaf- mute ...
Oregon. Office of the Secretary of State, 1899
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Proceedings Of Convention
Deaf Mute Society, " Harmony." Period in existance, 20 years. 3. Deaf Mute Society, " Recreation." Period in existence. 18 years; 16 members. 4. Deaf Mute Club for establishing a hospital for deaf mutes. 5. Deaf Mute Society, " Fortuna." Period ...
National Association of the Deaf, 1893
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Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
The following table shows that it may even be a more important element than the mere fact of congenital deafness in one or both of the parents. Table XXX. — Deaf-mute offspring of deaf-mute marriages. (.Results deduced from the tables in  ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEAF-MUTE»

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Deaf-mute teen who stole bus for joyride sentenced to probation
SINGAPORE — He stole a private bus from an industrial park and took it for a joyride, but the 17-year-old teenager who is deaf and mute will be ... «TODAYonline, Jul 15»
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Prosecution pushes for confirmation of death sentence for Kalamboli …
The court had found him guilty of murdering a deaf-mute girl, gangraping five minors and sexually assaulting six at the shelter home. Karanjule ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
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Latin Lover: The forgotten novel by an Italian POW in Independence …
Now 100 years old, he has just turned his collection into a photographic book, whose sales benefit deaf-mute children. Just as my great-uncle ... «Scroll.in, Jul 15»
4
My Saved reviews
She is not a deaf-mute and has planned the whole kidnapping drama herself because she has an axe to grind with her brother-in-law Biloo, ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
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The Real Reason for the 40-Hour Workweek
I don't think it's necessary to shun the whole ugly system and go live in the woods, pretending to be a deaf-mute, as Holden Caulfield often ... «AOL Jobs, Jul 15»
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Deaf-mute woman becomes suspect in case into Kobane protests …
A deaf-mute woman, who was paralyzed during the Kobane street protests in October 2014 in Turkey's southeastern province of Gaziantep has ... «Hurriyet Daily News, Jun 15»
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the killings that shocked a nation
A deaf-mute young man Darryl Beamish was sentenced to death in 1961 for the crime. It took decades for Beamish to get his conviction ... «Courier Mail, Jun 15»
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'The Little Death' Investigates a Gallery of Kinks and Fetishes
... Sam and Monica, meeting for the first time through phone sex between an engaging deaf-mute interpreter talking dirty in sign language (Erin ... «New York Observer, Jun 15»
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Film Review: 'Any Body Can Dance 2′
... that rough, in the form of policeman's son Dharmesh (Dharmesh Yelande, an “ABCD” alum) and deaf-mute Vinod (the excellent Punit Pathak, ... «Variety, Jun 15»
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Review: THE TRIBE Pushes 'Show Don't Tell' Into Brutal New …
The film's protagonist, insofar as it has one, is Sergey (Grigory Fesenko), a young deaf-mute newly enrolled in a rundown school catering to his ... «TwitchFilm, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Deaf-Mute [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/deaf-mute>. May 2024 ».
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