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cued speech

–noun (sometimes initial capital letters)
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.

Origin:
1970–75
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cued speech   (kyōōd)
n.  A means of communication in which a speaker uses hand signals to clarify ambiguous mouth movements for lip readers.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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