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speechreading

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[speech-ree-ding] / ˈspitʃˌri dɪŋ /

noun

  1. 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.

Etymology

Origin of speechreading

First recorded in 1890–95; speech + read 1 + -ing 1

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