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signing vs fingerspelling

fingerspelling vs signing

signing and fingerspelling both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
signing Yes No No No
fingerspelling Yes No No No
As nouns, fingerspelling is a hyponym of signing; that is, fingerspelling is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than signing:
  • signing: language expressed by visible hand gestures
  • fingerspelling: an alphabet of manual signs
Other hyponyms of signing include finger spelling, American sign language, ASL.
signing (noun) fingerspelling (noun)
language expressed by visible hand gestures an alphabet of manual signs
Difference between signing and fingerspelling

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