ventriloquism

ven·tril·o·quism

 (vĕn-trĭl′ə-kwĭz′əm)

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 + loquī, to speak; see tolk^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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ven′tri·lo′qui·al (-trə-lō′kwē-əl) adj.

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ventriloquism

(vɛnˈtrɪləˌkwɪzəm) or

ventriloquy

n

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

[C18: from Latin venter belly + loquī to speak]

ventriloquial, ventriloqual adj

ˌventriˈloquially adv

venˈtriloquist n

venˌtriloˈquistic adj

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

ven•tril•o•quism

(vɛnˈtrɪl əˌkwɪz əm)

also ven•tril•o•quy

(-kwi)

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.

[1790–1800; ventriloqu(y) (< Medieval Latin ventriloquium= Late Latin ventriloqu(us) a ventriloquist (ventri- ventri- + -loquus, derivative of loquī to speak) + -ium -ium¹) + -ism]

ven`tri•lo′qui•al (-trəˈloʊ kwi əl) ven•tril′o•qual, adj.

ven`tri•lo′qui•al•ly, adv.

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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

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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"

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Translations

břichomluvectví

bugtaleri

Bauchreden

vatsastapuhuminen

ventriloquie

trbuhozborstvo

hasbeszélés

búktal

ventriloquio

buktalerkunst

bruchovrava

karnından konuşma

口技腹语术

ventriloquism

[venˈtrɪləkwɪzəm] N → ventriloquia f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

ventriloquism

n → Bauchredekunst f, → Bauchreden nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

ventriloquism

[vɛnˈtrɪləˌkwɪzəm] n → ventriloquio

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

ventriloquist

(venˈtriləkwist) noun

a professional entertainer who can speak so that his voice seems to come from some other person or place, especially from a dummy which he controls. buikspreker مُقامِق: مُتَكَلِّم من بَطْنِه вентролог ventríloquo břichomluvec der/die Bauchredner(in) bugtaler εγγαστρίμυθοςventrílocuo kõhurääkija کسی که در گفتار بطنی مهارت دارد vatsastapuhuja ventriloque “מְדַבֵּר מְהַבֶּטֶן” तरह तरह की आवाजें निकाल सकने वाला trbuhozborac hasbeszélő pembicara perut búktalari ventriloquo 腹話術師 복화술사 pilvakalbys vēderrunātājs ventrilokis buiksprekerbuktaler brzuchomówca ventríloquo чревовещатель bruchovravec trebuhljač govor iz stomaka buktalare นักพากย์ karnından konuşan kimse, vantrilok 口技或腹語表��者 черевомовець آواز بدلنے ک ماہر người có tài nói tiếng bụng 口技或腹语表演者

venˈtriloquism noun

buikspraak تَكَلُّم من البَطن دون تَحْريك الشَّفَتين вентролоквизъм ventriloquismo břichomluvectví das Bauchreden bugtaleri εγγαστριμυθία ventriloquia kõhurääkimine کلام بطنی vatsastapuhuminen ventriloquie דִיבּוּר מְהַבֶּטֶן पेटबोली trbuhozborenje hasbeszélés ventrilokuisme búktal ventriloquio 腹話術 복화술 pilvakalbystė vēderrunāšana ventrilokisme het buikspreken buktalerkunstbrzuchomówstwo ventriloquismo ventrilogie чревовещание bruchovrava govorjenje iz trebuha govor iz stomaka buktalarkonst การพากย์เสียง karnından konuşma 口技，腹語術 черевомовлення ايسي آواز ميں بات کرنا کہ آواز کي سمت ميں دھوکہ ہو thuật nói tiếng bụng 口技，腹语术

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