ven|tril|o|quism

ven|tril|o|quism
ven|tril|o|quism «vehn TRIHL uh kwihz uhm», noun.
the art or practice of speaking or uttering sounds with the lips still so that the voice seems to come from some source other than the speaker.
[< ventriloquy (< Medieval Latin ventriloquium < Latin ventriloquus ventriloquist < venter, ventris belly + loquī speak) + English -ism]

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  • quism — blan·quism; cli·quism; rel·i·quism; sin·ar·quism; utra·quism; ven·tril·o·quism; …   English syllables

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  • ventriloquism — ven•tril•o•quism [[t]vɛnˈtrɪl əˌkwɪz əm[/t]] also ven•tril•o•quy [[t] kwi[/t]] n. the art or practice of speaking with little or no lip movement so that the voice does not appear to come from the speaker but from another source • Etymology:… …   From formal English to slang

  • ventriloquist — ven|tril|o|quist [ ven trıləkwıst ] noun count an entertainer who can speak without moving his or her lips, especially one who makes a model, person, or animal appear to talk ╾ ven|tril|o|quism noun uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

  • Ventriloquism — Ven*tril o*quism, n. [See {Ventriloquous}.] The act, art, or practice of speaking in such a manner that the voice appears to come, not from the person speaking, but from some other source, as from the opposite side of the room, from the cellar,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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