ventrilocution

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A form of ventriloquism — The art of projecting one's voice without moving the lips so that it appears to come from another source, such as a dummy.

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Meanings

nounventrilocution (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableObsolete form of ventriloquism.
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    "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 the variations of direction and distance. . . .] It enables me to mimic exactly the voice of another, and to modify the sound so that it shall appear to come from what quarter, and be uttered at what distance I please."

    1798, Charles Brockden Brown, chapter 22, in Wieland, or the Transformation: An American Tale

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
ventriloquism

Origin

From ventri- + locution.

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