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prelingually deaf

/ ːˈɪŋɡəɪ /

adjective

    1. deaf from birth or having acquired deafness before learning to speak
    2. ( as collective noun; preceded by the )

      the prelingually deaf

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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The generationally or prelingually Deaf, with their mastery of sign language, sit at the highest rungs, while some students are seen as not Deaf enough, particularly those who wear hearing aids or cochlear implants.

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Micah was prelingually deaf, meaning his deafness preceded language.

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