ventriloquism

(ven tril′ə kwiz′əm)

noun

the art or practice of speaking so that the voice seems to come from some source other than the speaker

Origin: < L ventriloquus, lit., one who speaks from the belly < venter, belly (see ventral) + loqui, to speak + -ism

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noun

The art of projecting one's voice so that it seems to come from another source, as from a wooden figure.

Origin:

Origin: From Latin ventriloquus, speaking from the belly

Origin: : venter, ventr-, belly

Origin: + loquī, to speak; see tolk^w- in Indo-European roots

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