Usually means: Outdated term for hearing, speech impairments.
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  1. deaf-and-dumb, deaf-and-dumb: Collins English Dictionary
  2. deaf-and-dumb: Vocabulary.com
  3. deaf-and-dumb: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  4. deaf-and-dumb: Infoplease Dictionary
  5. deaf-and-dumb: Dictionary.com
  6. deaf-and-dumb: Rhymezone
  7. deaf-and-dumb: FreeDictionary.org
  8. deaf-and-dumb: Mnemonic Dictionary
  9. deaf-and-dumb: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ adjective:  lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak


Opposite:
hearing and talking

Phrases:
deaf-and-dumb person, more...

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Opposite:
hearing and talking

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deaf-and-dumb person, more...




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