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Word: Cue
Speech Type: Noun
mid 16th century: of unknown origin
kjuː
a thing said or done that serves as a signal to an actor or other performer to enter or to begin their speech or performance
Short Definition:signal to actor to enter or begin
Examples:- she had not yet been given her cue to come out on to the dais
a facility for playing through an audio or video recording very rapidly until a desired starting point is reached.
Short Definition:facility for finding starting point of recording
Word: Cue
Speech Type: Verb
kjuː
give a cue to or for
Short Definition:give cue to
Examples:- Ros and Guil, cued by Hamlet, also bow deeply
set a piece of audio or video equipment in readiness to play (a particular part of the recorded material)
Short Definition:set equipment to play recorded material
Examples:- there was a pause while she cued up the next tape
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