- gastriloquist
- \\gaˈstriləkwə̇st\ noun
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Etymology: gastr- + -loquist (as in ventriloquist)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
gastriloquist
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Gastriloquist — Gas*tril o*quist, n. [Gr. gasth r, gastro s, stomach + L. loqui to speak.] One who appears to speak from his stomach; a ventriloquist. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gastriloquist — ventriloquist Styles of Speech … Phrontistery dictionary
gastriloquist — gas·tril·o·quist … English syllables
gastriloquist — n. ventriloquist. ♦ gastriloquial, a. ♦ gastriloquism, n … Dictionary of difficult words
Styles of Speech — Here we have 54 words referring to manners or styles of speaking, words that use the suffix loquent , loquence , or loquy , from Latin loqui (to speak). While in an age of text messaging, public speaking has lost its once vaunted status as a… … Phrontistery dictionary
