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ventriloquous

ventriloquous adjective: of or pertaining to a ventriloquist or ventriloquism.

Adjective

ventriloquous (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Of or pertaining to a ventriloquist or ventriloquism.

Origin of ventriloquous

Latin ventriloquus (“a ventriloquist”); venter (“the belly”) + loqui, past participle locutus (“to speak”). See ventral and loquacious.

Words formed from ventriloquous

Questions about ventriloquous

What does ventriloquous mean?
Ventriloquous means of or pertaining to a ventriloquist or ventriloquism.
What part of speech is ventriloquous?
Ventriloquous is an adjective.

Words near ventriloquous in the dictionary

  1. ventriloquists
  2. ventriloquize
  3. ventriloquized
  4. ventriloquizes
  5. ventriloquizing
  6. ventriloquous
  7. ventriloquously
  8. ventriloquy
  9. ventrimesal
  10. ventrimeson
  11. ventring

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