Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

namesign

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: name-sign
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A special sign in sign language that uniquely identifies an individual person.

Example Sentences

"One way that deaf Taiwanese assign namesigns is by producing the established sign for a surname and adding the appropriate gender marker for the intended referent […]"

Etymology

From name + sign.

Inflected Forms

namesigns (plural) name sign (alternative)

Synonyms

sign name

Questions

What does namesign mean?: A special sign in sign language that uniquely identifies an individual person.
Where does namesign come from?: From name + sign.

How to pronounce namesign

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