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A person who favours manualism over oralism in teaching language to the deaf.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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A musical performer who makes music by squeezing air through the hands.
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One who supports the idea of producing manuals, or instruction books, to train the Roman Catholic clergy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Christianity
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History
Etymology tree English manual Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English manualist From manual + -ist.
