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- noun Plural form of
deaf-mute .
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Examples
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In August 2008, the first training centre for deaf-mutes, called Espoir des sourds (Deaf Hope) was established in Kisangani.
Global Voices in English » Disabled Congolese Find Ways to Thrive 2009
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This centre provides sewing and carpentry workshops for deaf-mutes living in Kisangani, and in addition to this incorporates a computer training program into their studies.
Global Voices in English » Disabled Congolese Find Ways to Thrive 2009
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The students at Espoir des sourds have been reported to have been making the most of what the internet has to offer by connecting with other deaf-mutes and deaf-mute organisations and support groups throughout the world via the local cybercafes in Kisangani.
Global Voices in English » Disabled Congolese Find Ways to Thrive 2009
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He was a deaf-mute, and did not speak except by way of subtle body gestures, or — but only when consorting with his fellow deaf-mutes — in a sort of self-constructed sign language.
Syllannibal 2010
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"I thought what I'd do was, I'd pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes"
Spielberg Adapting Ghost in the Shell into Live-Action 3D! « FirstShowing.net 2008
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In an action that demonstrated both sensitivity and enlightened self-interest, he imported a group of talented deaf-mutes known as nonoalcos to work as artisans in his kingdom.
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In an action that demonstrated both sensitivity and enlightened self-interest, he imported a group of talented deaf-mutes known as nonoalcos to work as artisans in his kingdom.
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I blame this on having read "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers at a young age and getting the notion that hunting was supposed to involve naturalism and squalor and wistfulness and some confusing anecdotes about deaf-mutes.
The hunting and the snark -- Sarah Palin shoots caribou. I'm unimpressed. Alexandra Petri 2010
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I blame this on having read "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers at a young age and getting the notion that hunting was supposed to involve naturalism and squalor and wistfulness and some confusing anecdotes about deaf-mutes.
The hunting and the snark -- Sarah Palin shoots caribou. I'm unimpressed. Alexandra Petri 2010
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"I thought what I'd do was, I'd pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes" - ibid
Spielberg Adapting Ghost in the Shell into Live-Action 3D! « FirstShowing.net 2008
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