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ventriloquism

[ ven-tril-uh-kwiz-uhm ]

noun

  1. the art or practice of speaking, with little or no lip movement, in such a manner that the voice does not appear to come from the speaker but from another source, as from a wooden dummy.


ventriloquism

/ ˌvɛntrɪˈləʊkwɪəl; vɛnˈtrɪləkwəl; vɛnˈtrɪləˌkwɪzəm /

noun

  1. the art of producing vocal sounds that appear to come from another source
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • venˌtriloˈquistic, adjective
  • ventriloquial, adjective
  • venˈtriloquist, noun
  • ˌventriˈloquially, adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ventriloquism1

1790–1800; ventriloqu ( y ) (< Medieval Latin ventriloquium, equivalent to Late Latin ventriloqu ( us ) a ventriloquist ( ventri- ventri- + -loquus, derivative of loquī to speak) + -ium -ium ) + -ism
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ventriloquism1

C18: from Latin venter belly + loquī to speak
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Example Sentences

It was like watching an Arab singer perform ventriloquism with the body of a blonde American.

And now, a few months later, here I am, attempting the posthumous ventriloquism.

And if I'm not actually alive, Kurt could bring my urnful of ashes and do ventriloquism.

We now proceed to the consideration of a very remarkable acquirement of man, called Ventriloquism.

Very rarely can you find a mocking-bird without intelligence and mischief enough to appreciate his ventriloquism.

Although always a delightful form of entertainment, Ventriloquism is to most of us more or less of a mystery.

Ventriloquism and Conjuring always go together, and I'll be bound he's underneath the table now!

They were, apparently, determined to settle the question of ventriloquism beyond any future doubt.

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