D/deaf
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɛf/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɛf
- Homophones: deaf, Deaf, def, death (with th-fronting)
Adjective[edit]
D/deaf (not comparable)
- A term designating both deaf people (those who have lost their hearing later in life) and Deaf people (those who identify as culturally Deaf).
- 1996 March 24, niem...@iastate.edu, “d/Deaf use of Internet: more than the hearing?”, in bit.listserv.deaf-l[1] (Usenet):
- If I were to select a random sample of d/Deaf adults in the U.S. (or any technologically advanced country, for that matter) would I find that they would be more into the Internet than a random sample of hearing?
- 2023 September 6, Kerry O'Malley Cerra, “Strategies to Spotlight Books for Deaf Awareness Month”, in School Library Journal[2], New York, N.Y.: Media Source Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-12-25:
- Since D/deaf experiences vary greatly, it's important to offer kids multiple titles about D/deaf characters and characters with hearing loss, showcasing these differences.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- “D/deaf, adj.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
