cued speech

American  

noun

(sometimes initial capital letters)

1. a method of communication in which a speaker uses a system of manual cues to aid a lipreader by clarifying potentially ambiguous mouth movements with hand gestures.

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Etymology

Origin of cued speech

First recorded in 1970–75

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Example Sentences

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cued speech

Pride could learn to communicate orally, through cued speech or in American Sign Language, they were told.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

Grace Consacro and Steve Scher had grown up using cued speech, and they taught it to their twins, now 5, and their deaf son, Max, who is 3.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 27, 2010

In contrast, cued speech makes the sounds of an existing language visible, using a system of hand shapes and placements.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 27, 2010

Because cued speech simply translates English sounds into a visual format, the student has to learn only one language.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 27, 2010

These courses are taught by either phonic spelling or "cued" speech, a system of hand signals made close to the mouth.

From Time Magazine Archive

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