ventriloquy

Variant of ventriloquism

ventriloquism definition

ven·trilo·quism (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
also ventriloquy ven·tril′o·quy (-kwē)

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

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