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cue card

cue card noun: a card with writing on it, shown to actors to remind them of their lines.

Noun

cue card (plural cue cards)

  1. A card with writing on it, shown to actors to remind them of their lines.
  2. Any card serving as a prompt to a speaker.
    • […] you will have a set of cue cards that contain your speaking points. As the debate unfolds, you need to make notes on what your opponents say so that you can counteract it.2018, Claire Duffy, The Teen's Guide to Debating and Public Speaking

Synonyms of cue card

Forms of cue card

pluralcue cards

Questions about cue card

What does cue card mean?
Cue card means a card with writing on it, shown to actors to remind them of their lines.
What part of speech is cue card?
Cue card is a noun.
What is the plural of cue card?
The plural of cue card is cue cards.

Words near cue card in the dictionary

  1. Cudworthian
  2. Cudworths
  3. cue
  4. cue ball
  5. cue balls
  6. cue card
  7. cue cards
  8. cue game
  9. cue games
  10. cue in
  11. cue mark

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