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OF

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This Sign is Used to Say (Sign Synonyms)

• OF

Examples of Usage

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English Sentence

Malcolm Norwood was a deaf man from Connecticut who was known as the Father of Closed Captioning.

ASL Gloss

M-A-L-C-O-L-M N-O-R-W-OO-D HIMSELF DEAF FROM CONNECTICUT PEOPLE CALL HIM QUOTE FATHER OF CLOSED CAPTIONING.

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United States of America became independent from Great Britain in 1784 after the ratification of the Treaty of Paris.

ASL Gloss

YEAR 1784 AMERICA BECAME INDEPENDENT FROM BRITAIN FINISH RATIFICATION T-R-E-A-T-Y O-F P-A-R-I-S.

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Ernest Hairston was one of the six founding members of the Black Deaf Advocates (BDA).

ASL Gloss

E-R-N-E-S-T H-A-I-R-S-T-O-N HIMSELF DEAF ONE OF SIX FOUNDING MEMBERS B-D-A BLACK DEAF ADVOCATES.

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Phyllis Frelich was a deaf actress and famous for winning the 1980 Best Actress Tony Award for the play "Children of a Lesser God."

ASL Gloss

P-H-Y-L-L-I-S F-R-E-L-I-C-H HERSELF DEAF ACTRESS FAMOUS WHY? WIN T-O-N-Y AWARD FOR PLAY QUOTE “CHILDREN O-F A L-E-S-S-E-R GOD.”

Sign Variations for this Word

• Variation 1 - ASL
• Variation 2 - Fingerspelled

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