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Ventriloquism

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) The act, art, or practice of speaking in such a manner that the voice appears to come, not from the person speaking, but from some other source, as from the opposite side of the room, from the cellar, etc.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Ventriloquism'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​v/ventriloquism.html. 1828.