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   cue

   /kjuː/

   noun

   • 1. 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: "she had not yet been given her cue to come out on to the dais"
   • ▪ a signal for action: "his success was the cue for the rest of Fleet Street to forge ahead"
   • ▪ a circumstance or piece of information which aids the memory in retrieving details not recalled spontaneously.
   • ▪ a feature of something perceived that is used in the brain's interpretation of the perception: "expectancy is communicated both by auditory and visual cues"
   • ▪ a hint or indication about how to behave in particular circumstances: "my teacher joked about such attitudes and I followed her cue"
   • 2. a facility for playing through an audio or video recording very rapidly until a desired starting point is reached.

   verb

   • 1. give a cue to or for: "Ros and Guil, cued by Hamlet, also bow deeply"
   • ▪ act as a prompt or reminder: "have a list of needs and questions on paper to cue you"
   • 2. set a piece of audio or video equipment in readiness to play (a particular part of the recorded material): "there was a pause while she cued up the next tape"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: of unknown origin.

   Scrabble Points: 5

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