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biloquism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bil-o-quism
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ability to speak in two different voices, especially as a ventriloquist.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Possibly based on similar terms used by American novelist Charles Brockden Brown (1771-1810) in Wieland, or the Transformation: An American Tale (1798) and Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist (1805).

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

biloquial biloquist

Synonyms

biloquium

Questions

What does biloquism mean?
The ability to speak in two different voices, especially as a ventriloquist.
Where does biloquism come from?
Possibly based on similar terms used by American novelist Charles Brockden Brown (1771-1810) in Wieland, or the Transformation: An American Tale (1798) and Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist (1805).

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