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spo·ken (spō′kən)

intransitive verb, transitive verb

speak

adjective

  1. uttered; oral
  2. characterized by or uttered in a (specified) kind of voice soft-spoken
spoken Idioms

spoken for

claimed, reserved, set aside, etc.; specif., married, engaged, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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