Ventriloquism
[ven-tril-uh-kwiz-uh m] /vɛnˈtrɪl əˌkwɪz əm/
noun
1.
the art or practice of speaking, with little or no lip movement, in such a manner that the voice does not appear to come from the speaker but from another source, as from a wooden dummy.
ventriloquism
/vɛnˈtrɪləˌkwɪzəm/
noun
1.
the art of producing vocal sounds that appear to come from another source
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