Ventriloquism Definition

vĕn-trĭlə-kwĭzəm
noun
The art or practice of speaking so that the voice seems to come from some source other than the speaker.
Webster's New World
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Singular:
ventriloquism
Plural:
ventriloquisms

Origin of Ventriloquism

  • From Latin ventriloquus speaking from the belly venter ventr- belly loquī to speak tolkw- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • ventriloquy + -ism.

    From Wiktionary

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