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braille
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
braille
(noun)
braille
noun
or
Braille
/
ˈ
breɪl/
braille
noun
or
Braille
/
ˈ
breɪl/
Britannica Dictionary definition of BRAILLE
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:
a system of writing for blind people in which letters are represented by raised dots
a book made available in
braille
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often used before another noun
a
braille
book
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