biloquium
noun
biloquium is a noun meaning “The ability to speak in two different voices, especially as a ventriloquist” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled B-I-L-O-Q-U-I-U-M.
What does biloquium mean?
noun
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rareThe ability to speak in two different voices, especially as a ventriloquist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does biloquium come from?
Probably coined by American novelist Charles Brockden Brown (1771-1810), from the Latin bi- (“two”) + loquor (“to speak”) + -ium.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).