ventriloquous

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adjective

Of or pertaining to a ventriloquist or ventriloquism.

OriginLatin ventriloquus →
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Meanings

adjectiveventriloquous (not comparable)
  1. archaicnot comparableOf or pertaining to a ventriloquist or ventriloquism.

Origin

  1. Latinventriloquus“a ventriloquist”
  2. Englishventriloquous

Latin ventriloquus (“a ventriloquist”); venter (“the belly”) + loqui, past participle locutus (“to speak”). See ventral and loquacious.

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ventriloquous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ventriloquous

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“ventriloquous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ventriloquous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ventriloquous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ventriloquous.

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