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deaf and dumb, deaf mute (These out-of-date terms were used to describe a deaf person who also could not speak. Many deaf or hearing-impaired individuals can speak, although their speech may be hard to understand. Deafness does not make a person dumb or ignorant.) [Alternative Terms(s)] 
a person who has a speech and hearing impairment, a person who is deaf
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