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speechreading

[ speech-ree-ding ]
/ ˈspitʃˌri dɪŋ /
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noun
the act or process of determining the intended meaning of a speaker by utilizing all visual clues accompanying speech attempts, as lip movements, facial expressions, and bodily gestures, used especially by people with hearing loss.
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Origin of speechreading

First recorded in 1890–95; speech + read1 + -ing1

Words nearby speechreading

speechless, speechmaker, speech organ, speech pathology, speechread, speechreading, speech recognition, speech sound, speech synthesis, speech therapy, speech-to-text
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British Dictionary definitions for speechreading

speech-reading
noun
another name for lip-reading
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