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biloquium

biloquium noun: the ability to speak in two different voices, especially as a ventriloquist.

Noun

biloquium (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The ability to speak in two different voices, especially as a ventriloquist.
    • "You are not apprized of the existence of a power which I possess. I know not by what name to call it. [* Biloquium, or ventrilocution. Sound is varied according to the variations of direction and distance. . . .] It enables me to mimic exactly the voice of another, and to modify the sound so that...1798, Charles Brockden Brown, chapter 22, in Wieland, or the Transformation: An American Tale
    Synonyms:
    biloquism

Synonyms of biloquium

Origin of biloquium

Probably coined by American novelist Charles Brockden Brown (1771-1810), from the Latin bi- (“two”) + loquor (“to speak”) + -ium.

Questions about biloquium

What does biloquium mean?
Biloquium means the ability to speak in two different voices, especially as a ventriloquist.
What part of speech is biloquium?
Biloquium is a noun.

Words near biloquium in the dictionary

  1. biloquialist
  2. biloquialists
  3. biloquism
  4. biloquist
  5. biloquists
  6. biloquium
  7. bilos
  8. bilosome
  9. bilosomes
  10. Bilotta
  11. Bilottas

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