ventriloquism (redirected from Vantriliquism)

ven·tril·o·quism  (vn-trl-kwzm)

n.

The art of projecting one's voice so that it seems to come from another source, as from a wooden figure.

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[From Latin ventriloquus, speaking from the belly : venter, ventr-, belly + loqu, to speak; see tolk^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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ventri·loqui·al (-tr-lkw-l) n.

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ventriloquism [vɛnˈtrɪləˌkwɪzəm], ventriloquy

n

(Performing Arts / Theatre) the art of producing vocal sounds that appear to come from another source

[from Latin venter belly + loquī to speak]

ventriloquial  [ˌvɛntrɪˈləʊkwɪəl], ventriloqual [vɛnˈtrɪləkwəl] adj

ventriloquially  adv

ventriloquist  n

ventriloquistic  adj

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ventriloquism

the art or practice of speaking so that the voice seems not to come from the speaker but from another source, as from a mechanical doll. Also called ventriloquy, ventrilocution, gastriloquism. — ventriloquist, n. — ven-triloquistic, adj.

See also: Speech

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

ventriloquism - the art of projecting your voice so that it seems to come from another source (as from a ventriloquist's dummy) ventriloquy artistry, prowess, art - a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation; "the art of conversation"; "it's quite an art"

Translations

ventriloquism [venˈtrɪləkwɪzəm] N → ventriloquia f

ventriloquism

n → Bauchredekunst f, → Bauchreden nt

ventriloquism [vɛnˈtrɪləˌkwɪzəm] n → ventriloquio