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speech-reading

British  

noun

  1. another name for lip-reading

"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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And in interactions in which deaf people rely on speech-reading and facial cues, masks make communication nearly impossible.

From Washington Post • Jul. 16, 2020

What advantage is there, not found in the prevailing methods of communication with the deaf, i.e., by gestures, dactylology, speech and speech-reading, and writing?

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 531, March 6, 1886 by Various

The Oral Method.—Speech and speech-reading, together with writing, are made the chief means of instruction, and facility in speech and speech-reading, as well as mental development and written language, is aimed at.

From The Deaf Their Position in Society and the Provision for Their Education in the United States by Best, Harry

In articulation and speech-reading instruction, the power to assist a class without distracting the attention of the eye from the vocal organs of the teacher.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 531, March 6, 1886 by Various

It would be nearest the truth to say that they are "taught articulation," or that they are instructed by the use of speech and speech-reading.

From The Deaf Their Position in Society and the Provision for Their Education in the United States by Best, Harry

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