Definitions for ventriloquismvɛnˈtrɪl əˌkwɪz əm; -kwi
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ven•tril•o•quismvɛnˈtrɪl əˌkwɪz əm; -kwi(n.)
also ven•tril•o•quy
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.
Origin of ventriloquism:
1790–1800; ventriloqu(y) (< ML ventriloquium= LL ventriloqu(us) a ventriloquist (ventri-ventri - +-loquus, der. of loquī to speak) +-ium -ium1) + -ism
ven`tri•lo′qui•al•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
ventriloquism, ventriloquy(noun)
the art of projecting your voice so that it seems to come from another source (as from a ventriloquist's dummy)
Wiktionary
ventriloquism(Noun)
The art of projecting one's voice without moving the lips so that it appears to come from another source, such as a dummy.
Origin: ventriloquy + -ism.
Webster Dictionary
Ventriloquism(noun)
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
Translations for ventriloquism
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
ventriloquism(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.
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