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Protactile

Noun CEFR B2
pɹoʊtæktaɪl

Definitions

  1. A dialect of American Sign Language that communicates with touch.
  2. Alternative spelling of Protactile.
    alt-of, alternative

Equivalents

Françaisprotactile

Examples

“Exploring the linguistic phenomenon of pro-tactile has lead⟳ Terra Edwards to make⟳ distinctions between Tactile ASL (TASL) and Visual ASL (VASL) (www.protactile.org, October 3, 2014).”
“ProTactile builds on this quality of expression, alive with decisions made on the fly⟳, touches become⟳ pass-words for fields of composition as yet uncharted.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

protactinate Protactinium protag protagon protagonism Protagonist

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