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• biloquial — adjective Of, pertaining to, or possessing the ability to speak in two different voices, especially as a ventriloquist. Deception was often unnecessarily practised, and my biloquial faculty did not lie unemployed . . . . Standing one evening on… …   Wiktionary

• Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist — Memoirs of Carwin, the Biloquist (1803–1805) is a fragment of story written by Charles Brockden Brown published over a period of two years. Memoirs of Carwin, the Biloquist follows the life of a young man by the name of Carwin as he realizes his… …   Wikipedia

• biloquism — noun The ability to speak in two different voices, especially as a ventriloquist. Though there was certainly an element of entertainment in Raphaelles performances, ventriloquism, or biloquism as the new science was called, represented far more… …   Wiktionary

• biloquist — noun A person having the ability to speak in two different voices, especially as a ventriloquist. Back in Maisel, I was a biloquist. A common street performer. What you would call a ventriloquist. See Also: biloquial, biloquism, biloquium …   Wiktionary

• biloquium — noun The ability to speak in two different voices, especially as a ventriloquist. You are not apprized of the existence of a power which I possess. I know not by what name to call it. [, Biloquium, or ventrilocution. Sound is varied according to… …   Wiktionary