AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE

Meaning of AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE in English

a visual-gesture language, having its own semantic and syntactic structure, used by deaf people in the U.S. and English-speaking parts of Canada. Abbr.: ASL Also called Ameslan .

[ 1960-65 ]

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AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE — noun Date: 1960 a sign language for the deaf in which meaning is conveyed by a system of articulated hand …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE — noun Usage: usually capitalized A&S&L : a sign language for the deaf in which meaning is conveyed by a system …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE — n. ASL, sign language used in the USA
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE — Date: 1960 : a sign language for the deaf in which meaning is conveyed by a system of articulated hand …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE — Function: noun Date: 1960 : a sign language for the deaf in which meaning is conveyed by a system of …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE — [American Sign Language] n (1960): a sign language for the deaf in which meaning is conveyed by a system of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE — Амслен
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE — Амслен
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE — сокр Ameslan, ASL, Asl американский язык жестов Наиболее разработанный и структурированный из жестовых языков, употребляемых в мире; с развитой системой лексики и …
AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE — (Ameslan, ASL, Asl) американский язык жестов Наиболее разработанный и структурированный из жестовых языков, употребляемых в мире; с развитой системой лексики …
AMERICAN — adj American (1. belonging to North or South America; 2. belonging to the United States)
Interlingua English vocab
LANGUAGE — I System of conventional spoken or written symbols used by people in a shared culture to communicate with each other. …
Английский словарь Британика
AMERICAN — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) American Broadcasting Co. Arabian American Oil Company American Standard Code for Information Interchange. North …
Английский словарь Британика
SIGN — I. ˈsīn noun ( -s ; see sense 10b ) Etymology: Middle English signe, from Old French, from Latin signum …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LANGUAGE — I. ˈlaŋgwij, ˈlaiŋ-, -wēj sometimes -ŋw- noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English langage, language, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AMERICAN — I. -kən noun ( -s ) Usage: capitalized Etymology: America, the continental region + English -an 1. : an Indian …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AMERICAN — (a.) Of or pertaining to America; as, the American continent: American Indians.
Английский словарь Webster
AMERICAN — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to America; as, the American continent: American Indians.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SIGN — — signless , adj. — signlike , adj. /suyn/ , n. 1. a token; indication. 2. any object, action, event, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LANGUAGE — /lang"gwij/ , n. 1. a body of words and the systems for their use common to a people who are …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AMERICAN — — Americanly , adv. — Americanness , n. /euh mer"i keuhn/ , adj. 1. of or pertaining to the United …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SIGN — I. ˈsīn noun Etymology: Middle English signe, from Anglo-French, from Latin signum mark, token, sign, image, seal; perhaps akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AMERICAN — I. ə-ˈmer-ə-kən, -ˈmər-, -ˈme-rə- noun Date: 1568 1. : an American Indian of North America or South America 2. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SIGN — vi to be a sign or omen. 2. sign ·noun to make a sign upon; to mark with a sign. …
Webster English vocab
LANGUAGE — noun a race, as distinguished by its speech. 2. language ·vt to communicate by language; to express in language. 3. …
Webster English vocab
AMERICAN — adj of or pertaining to the united states. 2. american ·adj of or pertaining to america; as, the american continent: …
Webster English vocab
SIGN — [sign] n [ME signe, fr. OF, fr. L signum mark, token, sign, image, seal; perh. akin to L secare to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AMERICAN — [Amer.i.can] n (1578) 1: an American Indian of No. America or So. America 2: a native or inhabitant of No. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LANGUAGE — a system of conventional spoken or written symbols by means of which human beings, as members of a social group …
Britannica English vocabulary
AMERICAN — American BrE AmE ə ˈmer ɪk ə n -ək- ▷ American|s z ▶ A ˌ merican ˈ English BrE AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SIGN — / saɪn; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun SHOWING STH 1. [ C , U ] sign (of sth) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LANGUAGE — / ˈlæŋgwɪdʒ; NAmE / noun OF A COUNTRY 1. [ C ] the system of communication in speech and writing …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AMERICAN — / əˈmerɪkən; NAmE / noun , adjective ■ noun 1. a person from America, especially the US —see also African …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SIGN — I. sign 1 S3 W2 /saɪn/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ sign , ↑ signal , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LANGUAGE — lan ‧ guage S1 W1 /ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: langue 'tongue, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AMERICAN — I. A ‧ mer ‧ i ‧ can 1 /əˈmerəkən, əˈmerɪkən/ BrE AmE adjective 1 . relating to the US …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SIGN — n. & v. --n. 1 a a thing indicating or suggesting a quality or state etc.; a thing perceived as …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AMERICAN — adj. & n. --adj. 1 of, relating to, or characteristic of the United States or its inhabitants. 2 (usu. in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SIGN — n. & v. n. 1 a a thing indicating or suggesting a quality or state etc.; a thing perceived as …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LANGUAGE — n. 1 the method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in an agreed …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AMERICAN — adj. & n. adj. 1 of, relating to, or characteristic of the United States or its inhabitants. 2 (usu. in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SIGN — n. & v. --n. 1. a a thing indicating or suggesting a quality or state etc.; a thing perceived as …
Oxford English vocab
LANGUAGE — n.1 the method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in an agreed way. …
Oxford English vocab
AMERICAN — adj. & n. --adj. 1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the United States or its inhabitants. 2 (usu. in …
Oxford English vocab
SIGN — ( signs, signing, signed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A sign …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LANGUAGE — ( languages) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A language is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AMERICAN — ( Americans) An American person or thing belongs to or comes from the United States of America. ...the American Ambassador …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LANGUAGE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a computer language (= a system of instructions used to program a computer ) a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AMERICAN — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a British/American etc passport ▪ She was born in India but has a British …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AMERICAN — [noun] [C], [adjective] - (a person) of or from the continents of South or North America, esp. the USHe said …
Cambridge English vocab
LANGUAGE — n. Common Business Oriented Language. HyperText Markup Language Practical Extraction and Reporting Language. Standard Generalized Markup Language Structured Query Language. …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
AMERICAN — n. American Association of Retired Persons American Broadcasting Co. Arabian American Oil Company American Standard Code for Information Interchange. North …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SIGN — Synonyms and related words : OK, Roman candle, abandon, abnormality, accent, accent mark, accept, accredit, acute disease, adumbration, advertisement, affection, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SIGN — I. noun 1 sth that shows that sth exists/may happen ADJECTIVE ▪ classic , clear , definite , distinct , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
AMERICAN — adj. American is used with these nouns: ↑ football , ↑ history , ↑ premiere , ↑ twang
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SIGN — INDEX: sign/symbol 1. a written sign that gives instructions or information 2. a picture or shape that has a particular …
Longman Activator English vocab
LANGUAGE — INDEX: 1. the words used by the people in a particular country or area 2. the use of words to …
Longman Activator English vocab
AMERICAN — • ↑ be American/French/Japanese etc by birth
Longman Activator English vocab
SIGN — n. 25B6; noun a sign of affection : INDICATION, signal, symptom, pointer, suggestion, intimation, mark, manifestation, demonstration, token, evidence; poetic/literary …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SIGN — n. 1 token, symbol, indication, mark, signal, indicator; notice I interpreted the shouts of the crowd as a sign that …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SIGN — 1. сущ. 1) знак; символ for sale sign ≈ вывеска "продается" no trespassing sign ≈ знак, запрещающий проход или проезд …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LANGUAGE — сущ. язык а) (как способ и средство общения) речь to butcher, murder a language ≈ искажать язык to enrich a …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AMERICAN — 1. прил. американский 2. сущ. американец; американка all American ирон. ≈ стопроцентный американец, американец с головы до ног американец; американка; …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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