VENTRILOQUY

ventriloquism, ventriloquy

(noun) the art of projecting your voice so that it seems to come from another source (as from a ventriloquist’s dummy)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ventriloquy (countable and uncountable, plural ventriloquies)

(dated) Ventriloquism.

Source: Wiktionary


Ven*tril"o*quy, n. Etym: [Cf. F. ventriloquie.]

Definition: Same as Ventriloquism.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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21 September 2024

CONFORMITY

(noun) acting according to certain accepted standards; “their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices”


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