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Meaning of VENTRILOQUISM

Pronunciation:  ven'trilu`kwizum

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  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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 Synonyms: ventriloquy
 
 See Also: art, artistry, prowess

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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, etc.
 

 

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