namesign

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Etymology[edit]

name +‎ sign

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namesign (plural namesigns)

  1. A special sign in sign language that uniquely identifies an individual person.
    Synonym: sign name
    • 1998, Ceil Lucas, Pinky Extension and Eye Gaze: Language Use in Deaf Communities, page 72:
      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 […]

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