Definition of deva
1. deaf [ a ] lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
Used in print:(The Dallas Morning News,...)
The bill is designed to provide special schooling for more deaf students in the scholastic age at a reduced cost to the state .
It would authorize the Texas_Education_Agency to establish county-wide day_schools for the deaf in counties of 300000 or more population , require deaf children between 6 and 13 years of_age to attend the day_schools , permitting older ones to attend the residential Texas_School_for_the_Deaf here .
The TEA estimated there would be 182 scholastics to attend the day_school in Dallas_County , saving them from coming to Austin to live in the state deaf school .
(Ann Hebson, The Lattimer Legend....)
`` Everybody knows I'm just a harmless , deaf old_man who takes_to drink .
(Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)
I am getting deaf , I must admit it '' .
Synonyms deaf Related Terms hearing inattentive hard-of-hearing profoundly_deaf deafened tone-deaf deaf-and-dumb hard-of-hearing deaf-and-dumb2. deaf [ n ] people who have severe hearing impairments
Examples:
"many of the deaf use sign language"
(The Dallas Morning News,...)
Senators unanimously approved Thursday the bill of Sen._George_Parkhouse of Dallas authorizing establishment of day_schools for the deaf in Dallas and the four other largest counties .
It would authorize the Texas_Education_Agency to establish county-wide day_schools for the deaf in counties of 300000 or more population , require deaf children between 6 and 13 years of_age to attend the day_schools , permitting older ones to attend the residential Texas_School_for_the_Deaf here .
Synonyms deaf Related Terms people deaf_person deafen3. deaf [ a ] (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed
Examples:
"deaf to her warnings"
4. deaf [ v ] make or render deaf
Examples:
"a deafening noise"
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