Ventriloquism

[ven'trɪləkwɪzəm] or [vɛn'trɪləkwɪzəm]

Definition

(noun.) the art of projecting your voice so that it seems to come from another source (as from a ventriloquist's dummy).

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Definition

(n.) 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, etc.

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Definition

n. the act or art of producing tones and words without any motion of the mouth so that the hearer is induced to refer the sound to some other place—also Ventrilocū′tion Ventril′oquy.—adv. Ventrilō′quially.—v.i. Ventril′oquise to practise ventriloquism.—n. Ventril′oquist one who practises ventriloquism.—adjs. Ventriloquis′tic Ventrilō′quial Ventril′oquous.

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