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Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - ventriloquism

 

Ventriloquism

ventriloquism
n. the skill of speaking or uttering sounds so that they seem to come from the speaker's dummy or a source other than the speaker. Derivatives ventriloquial adj. ventriloquist n. ventriloquize v.intr. (also -ise). Etymology: ult. f. L ventriloquus ventriloquist f. venter belly + loqui speak
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  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 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, the expression of one's views and attitudes through another, ventriloquial adjective ventriloquially adverb ...
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