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ventriloquism
ven·tril·o·quism
[
ven tríllə kwìzzəm
]
or
ven·tril·o·quy
[
ven trílləkwee
]
noun
Definition:
art of producing voices:
the art or skill of producing vocal sounds that seem to come from somewhere other than the speaker
[
Late 18th century. < modern Latin
ventriloquium
"speaking from the stomach" < Latin
venter
"stomach, abdomen" +
loqui
"speak"
]
ven·tri·lo·qui·al
[
vèntri lṓkwee əl
]
adjective
ven·tril·o·quist
[
ven trílləkwist
]
noun
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ven·tri·lo·qui·al [ vèntri lṓkwee əl ] adjectiveven·tril·o·quist [ ven trílləkwist ] noun
