cue

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech
  2. noun evidence that helps to solve a problem
  3. noun a stimulus that provides information about what to do

Etymology

From Middle English cu (used for half a farthing, from q as an abbreviation for Latin quadrāns (“quarter of an as”)), from Latin cū, kū. Compare French ku.

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