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speechreading

[ speech-ree-ding ]

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.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of speechreading1

First recorded in 1890–95; speech + read 1 + -ing 1
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Speechreading, signing, speaking, acquiring language are all skills, like playing the piano.

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Some use the Tadoma Speechreading Method to perceive speech by touching the lips of another person as they talk.

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