Ventriloquy
1Ventriloquy — Ven*tril o*quy, n. [Cf. F. ventriloquie.] Same as {Ventriloquism}. [1913 Webster] …
2ventriloquy — 1580s, from L.L. ventriloquus, from L. venter (gen. ventris) belly (see VENTRAL (Cf. ventral)) + loqui speak (see LOCUTION (Cf. locution)). Patterned on Gk. engastrimythos, lit. speaking in the belly, which was not originally an entertainer s… …
3ventriloquy — ventriloquist ► NOUN ▪ an entertainer who makes their voice seem to come from a dummy of a person or animal. DERIVATIVES ventriloquial adjective ventriloquism noun ventriloquy noun. ORIGIN from Latin venter belly + loqui speak …
4ventriloquy — noun Date: 1584 ventriloquism 1 …
5ventriloquy — ven·tril·o·quy (vĕn trĭlʹə kwē) n. Ventriloquism. * * * …
6ventriloquy — noun Ventriloquism …
7ventriloquy — ven tril·o·quy || ven trɪlÉ™kwɪ n. art of speaking so that the voice seems to come from a source other than the speaker …
8ventriloquy — ven·tril·o·quy …
9ventriloquy — n. = VENTRILOQUISM …
10ventriloquism — 1797, from VENTRILOQUY (Cf. ventriloquy) + ISM (Cf. ism) …
