| Pronunciation: | | 'spowkun
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| Matching Terms: | | spoke, spoken communication, spoken language, spoken word, spokeshave, spokesman, spokesperson, spokeswoman
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- [adj] uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination; "a spoken message"; "the spoken language"; "a soft-spoken person"; "sharp-spoken"
- [adj] using the voice in speech; "vocal communication"; "either silent or vocal prayers"; "vocal noises"
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| | Synonyms: | | expressed, oral, unwritten, uttered, verbal, verbalised, verbalized, viva-voce, vocal, voiced, word-of-mouth |
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| | Antonyms: | | written |
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| | See Also: | | articulate |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Spo"ken\, a. [p. p. of {Speak}.]
1. Uttered in speech; delivered by word of mouth; oral; as, a
spoken narrative; the spoken word.
2. Characterized by a certain manner or style in speaking; --
often in composition; as, a pleasant-spoken man.
Methinks you 're better spoken. --Shak.
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