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cue(2) (iou)



cue noun2. [kju:] M16.
[Origin unkn.]
I.
a. Theatrical. A particular word or phrase in a play etc. which serves as a signal to another actor to enter or begin a speech. M16.
M. Renault An actor who dries up on the crucial cue for which the scene is waiting.
b. Music. In an orchestral or vocal score, a short passage from another part written in small notes as a signal to a performer of an approaching entry. L19.
c. Cinematography & Broadcasting. A prearranged signal for action to begin or end; spec. a mark on a film serving as a signal for a film editor or projectionist. M20.
An indication or hint of when or how to speak, behave, etc. M16.
E. F. Benson Lucia had not been thinking of this..but she picked up her cue instantaneously.
The part assigned to one to play; the proper course to take. L16.
Psychology. A feature of a perception or of something perceived that is used as an aid in the brain's interpretation of the perception. E20.
A facility for playing a tape recording during a fast forward wind, so that it can be stopped when a particular recording is reached. L20.
II.
A mood, a disposition, a frame of mind. Now rare. M16.
Phrases: cue and review a tape-recording cue facility combined with a similar one for fast rewind. on cue (as if) in response to a signal; at the correct moment. take one's cue from follow the example or advice of.
Comb.: cue-bid noun & verb intrans. (Bridge) (make) an artificial bid, inviting a particular response from one's partner, for exploratory or informative purposes; cue card: held beside a camera for an announcer to read from while looking into the camera.