VENTRILOQUISM


Meaning of VENTRILOQUISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ven-ˈtri-lə-ˌkwi-zəm ]

noun

Etymology: Late Latin ventriloquus ventriloquist, from Latin ventr-, venter + loqui to speak; from the belief that the voice is produced from the ventriloquist's stomach

Date: circa 1797

1. : the production of the voice in such a way that the sound seems to come from a source other than the vocal organs of the speaker

2. : the expression of one's views and attitudes through another ; especially : such expression by a writer through a fictional character or literary persona

• ven·tri·lo·qui·al ˌven-trə-ˈlō-kwē-əl adjective

• ven·tri·lo·qui·al·ly -ə-lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.