ventriloquism

[ ven-tril-uh-kwiz-uhm ]

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noun

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

the art of producing vocal sounds that appear to come from another source

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Derived Forms

��ˌ�ٰ��ˈ��ܾ��پ��, adjective
ventriloquial, adjective
��ˈ�ٰ��Ǳ�ܾ��, noun
ˌ��Գٰ��ˈ��Ǳ�ܾ��, 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 ��Ǳ��ī to speak) + -ium -ium ) + -ism

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Word History and Origins

Origin of ventriloquism¹

C18: from Latin venter belly + ��Ǳ��ī to speak

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Example Sentences

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You took ventriloquism to the highest level humanly possible and made it cool.

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There’s something troubling about these twin acts of ventriloquism, Parny’s poem and Ravel’s music.

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�� we call ventriloquism, the ancient Greeks called gastromancy, believing the ventriloquist was speaking from the gut on behalf of the dead to the living.

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He would be a willing puppet for their ventriloquism.

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They’re also masters of ventriloquism, capable of throwing their voices up to 13 feet.

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ventriloquial ventriloquist

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